Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 765: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 765
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 765: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Simeon b. Moses ha-Kohen (שמעון בן משה הכהן) (Date active: 1401-1500)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Sephardi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • 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 longer than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are not 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 not parallel among them
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20 Jan 2026, 2:35 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 765: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1649/ on 2026-01-20.

Justification

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 765: Justification - #38984
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Letter

Aleph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 765: Letter - #38983
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Beth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 765: Letter - #38989
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Gimel

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 765: Letter - #38992
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Daleth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 765: Letter - #38987
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He

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 765: Letter - #38993
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Vav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 765: Letter - #38994
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Zayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 765: Letter - #38988
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Ḥeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 765: Letter - #38986
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Ṭeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 765: Letter - #38991
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Yod

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 765: Letter - #38995
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Kaph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 765: Letter - #38982
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Kaph: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 765: Letter - #38981
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Lamed

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 765: Letter - #38980
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Mem

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 765: Letter - #38955
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Mem: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 765: Letter - #38959
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Nun

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 765: Letter - #38975
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Nun: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 765: Letter - #38979
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Samekh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 765: Letter - #38953
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'Ayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 765: Letter - #38985
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Pe

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 765: Letter - #38939
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Pe: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 765: Letter - #38931
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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 765: Letter - #38934
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Ṣade

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 765: Letter - #38943
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Ṣade: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 765: Letter - #38946
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Qoph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 765: Letter - #38976
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Resh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 765: Letter - #38978
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Shin/Sin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 765: Letter - #38962
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Tav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 765: Letter - #38974
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