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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 979: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Item

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 979

Collection

Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)

Name

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 979: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe Identifications

Scribe not identified

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Role Observations

Sfardata record suggests that the possible name of the scribe is Shabbethai () but it is currently unclear why. Possibly, because the name was pointed out on some pages, but this needs checking.

Script Definition

Script Type

Sephardi

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)

Script Quality

Calligraphic

Script Function

Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

Attached to the headline
Ascenders go above the headline
Descenders descend below the baseline

Text Density

Stable

Spaces Between Lines

Stable
Higher than the height of the line of writing

Spaces Between Words

Variable
Smaller than the width of an average he

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Variable
No space (letters touch each other)
Smaller than the width of an average vav

Text Rapidity

Slow

Letters in a Word

Irregular spacing
Nesting
Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Variable size
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 parallel
Horizontal strokes are 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

There is shading

Published: 22 Jan 2026, 10:15 a.m.

Created: 22 Jan 2026, 9:55 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 22 Jan 2026, 10:15 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 979: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1659/ on 2026-01-31.

Justification

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 979: Justification - #39322

Letter

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 979: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Script Definition

Global Aspect of the Script

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Justification

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