Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1793

Biblioteca Palatina (Parma, Italy)

Parma, Palatina MS. Parm. 1793: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Daniel b. Isaac b. Daniel b. Abraham (דניאל בן יצחק בן דניאל בן אברהם) (Date active: 1326)

Scribe named in the document

Main text scribe

Full name

Italian

Non-square (Beinoni)

Calligraphic

Bookhand

• Ascenders go above the headline
• Descenders descend below the baseline

Stable

• Stable
• Higher than the height of the line of writing

Variable

• Variable
• Smaller than the width of an average vav

Slow

Irregular spacing

Regular size

• Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
• Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
• Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter

• Downstrokes are parallel
• Horizontal strokes are parallel
• Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
• Descenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
• Ascenders are parallel among them
• Descenders are parallel among them