Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

  • Details
  • Graphic Elements (31)
Details

Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80
Cambridge University Library (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Nahray b. Nissim (נהראי בן נסים) (Date active: 1040-1097 (active))
Main text scribe

Script Definition

  • Oriental
  • Sephardi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Documentary

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Variable
  • Variable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
Variable
Variable
Slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Variable size
  • Elongated vertically
  • 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 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
There is no shading
9 Oct 2025, 10:30 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1475/ on 2025-12-04.

Letter

Aleph

Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80: Letter - #33150
Item image
Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80: Letter - #33148
Item image
Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80: Letter - #33157
Item image
Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80: Letter - #33149
Item image

Beth

Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80: Letter - #33119
Item image

Gimel

Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80: Letter - #33137
Item image

Daleth

Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80: Letter - #33155
Item image

He

Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80: Letter - #33156
Item image

Vav

Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80: Letter - #33158
Item image

Zayin

Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80: Letter - #33161
Item image

Ḥeth

Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80: Letter - #33160
Item image

Ṭeth

Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80: Letter - #33143
Item image

Yod

Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80: Letter - #33159
Item image

Kaph

Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80: Letter - #33144
Item image

Kaph: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80: Letter - #33140
Item image

Lamed

Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80: Letter - #33151
Item image
Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80: Letter - #33152
Item image

Mem

Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80: Letter - #33145
Item image

Mem: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80: Letter - #33122
Item image

Nun

Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80: Letter - #33120
Item image

Nun: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80: Letter - #33154
Item image

Samekh

Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80: Letter - #33124
Item image

'Ayin

Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80: Letter - #33139
Item image

Pe

Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80: Letter - #33134
Item image

Pe: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80: Letter - #33131
Item image

Ṣade

Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80: Letter - #33142
Item image

Ṣade: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80: Letter - #33132
Item image

Qoph

Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80: Letter - #33147
Item image

Resh

Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80: Letter - #33146
Item image

Shin/Sin

Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80: Letter - #33136
Item image

Tav

Cambridge, CUL MS. Moss. IV,80: Letter - #33153
Item image