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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. O.303: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Item

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. O.303

Collection

The Library of the Romanian Academy (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)

Name

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. O.303: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Abraham b. Joseph El-Naqaar (אברהם בר יוסף אלנקאר) (Date active: 1570)

Scribe Identifications

Scribe named in the document

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Full name

Script Definition

Script Type

Sephardi

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)

Script Quality

Current

Script Function

Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

In the middle
Ascenders go above the headline
Descenders descend below the baseline

Text Density

Variable

Number of Vertical Lines

Number of Horizontal Lines

38 (p.196)

Spaces Between Lines

Stable
Higher than the height of the line of writing

Spaces Between Words

Stable
Wider than the width of an average he

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Stable
Equal to the width of an average vav

Text Rapidity

Quick

Letters in a Word

Nesting
Biting
Overarching
Puzzle-letters
Writing on different levels

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Aleph Dimensions

4 x 1 mm

He Dimensions

3 x 2 mm

Shin Dimensions

3 x 2 mm

Proportions of Average Letters

Elongated vertically

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter

Parallelism Between Strokes

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

Width of the Stroke

Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib

Created: 14 Aug 2025, 11:45 a.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Last Updated: 16 Sep 2026, 11 a.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Entry Authors: Miruna-Ștefana Belea

How to cite this page: Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. O.303: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1403/ on 2026-10-16.

Divine Symbol

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. O.303: Divine Symbol - #54417

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. O.303: Divine Symbol - #54272

Letter

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. O.303: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Script Definition

Global Aspect of the Script

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Divine Symbol

Letter

Aleph

Beth

Gimel

Daleth

He

Vav

Zayin

Ḥeth

Ṭeth

Yod

Kaph

Kaph: final

Lamed

Mem

Mem: final

Nun

Nun: final

Samekh

'Ayin

Pe

Pe: final

Ṣade

Ṣade: final

Qoph

Resh

Shin/Sin

Tav

Ligature-Connected

Nexus

Vowel/Diacritic