Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 674: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 674
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 674: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Yeḥiel b. Yakutiel of the Anavim family (יחיאל בן יקותיאל ממשפחת הענוים) (Date active: 1276-1290)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Italian
Non-square (Beinoni)
  • Calligraphic
  • Current
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the middle
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
Variable
  • Variable
  • No space (letters touch each other)
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Slow
Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular size
  • Elongated vertically
  • Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are not 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
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20 Jan 2026, 10:48 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 674: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1645/ on 2026-01-20.

Divine Symbol

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 674: Divine Symbol - #38864
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Justification

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 674: Justification - #38866
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Letter

Aleph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 674: Letter - #38836
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Beth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 674: Letter - #38845
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Gimel

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 674: Letter - #38817
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Daleth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 674: Letter - #38855
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He

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 674: Letter - #38848
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Vav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 674: Letter - #38862
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Zayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 674: Letter - #38842
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Ḥeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 674: Letter - #38840
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Ṭeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 674: Letter - #38838
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Yod

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 674: Letter - #38863
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Kaph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 674: Letter - #38824
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Kaph: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 674: Letter - #38826
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Lamed

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 674: Letter - #38831
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Mem

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 674: Letter - #38816
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Mem: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 674: Letter - #38823
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Nun

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 674: Letter - #38852
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Nun: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 674: Letter - #38850
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Samekh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 674: Letter - #38820
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'Ayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 674: Letter - #38829
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Pe

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 674: Letter - #38806
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Pe: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 674: Letter - #38804
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Ṣade

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 674: Letter - #38807
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Ṣade: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 674: Letter - #38803
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Qoph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 674: Letter - #38808
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Resh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 674: Letter - #38834
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Shin/Sin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 674: Letter - #38814
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Tav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 674: Letter - #38810
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Nexus

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 674: Nexus - #38859
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