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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Oct. 333: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Item

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Oct. 333

Collection

Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)

Name

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Oct. 333: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Menaḥem b. David (מנחם בן דוד) (Date active: 1458)

Scribe Identifications

Scribe named in the document

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Name in Document

מנחם בכ"ר דוד נבתוי"א

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Full name

Script Definition

Script Type

Byzantine

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)

Script Quality

Current

Script Function

Bookhand

Script Style

Scholars'

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

Spaces Between Lines

Variable
Equal to the height of the line of writing

Spaces Between Words

Variable
Equal to the width of an average he

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Variable
Smaller than the width of an average vav

Text Rapidity

Quick

Letters in a Word

Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Variable size

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are shorter 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: 20 Jan 2026, 1:12 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

How to cite this page: 'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Oct. 333: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1647/ on 2026-01-20.