Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 980: Main text scribe - Cursive

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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 980
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 980: Main text scribe - Cursive

Scribe

Israel b. Isaac of Laṭish (ישראל בן יצחק דלאטש) (Date active: 1432)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

  • Sephardi
  • Sephardi (Catalan/Provençal)
Cursive
Calligraphic
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
Quick
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • 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 not 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
There is no shading
22 Jan 2026, 11:16 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 980: Main text scribe - Cursive', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1661/ on 2026-01-28.

Letter

Aleph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 980: Letter - #39347
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Beth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 980: Letter - #39364
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Gimel

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 980: Letter - #39360
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Daleth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 980: Letter - #39362
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He

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 980: Letter - #39366
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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 980: Letter - #39369
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Vav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 980: Letter - #39359
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Zayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 980: Letter - #39358
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Ḥeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 980: Letter - #39352
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Ṭeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 980: Letter - #39356
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Yod

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 980: Letter - #39365
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Kaph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 980: Letter - #39361
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Kaph: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 980: Letter - #39363
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Lamed

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 980: Letter - #39357
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Mem

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 980: Letter - #39350
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Mem: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 980: Letter - #39349
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Nun

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 980: Letter - #39354
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Nun: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 980: Letter - #39353
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Samekh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 980: Letter - #39342
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'Ayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 980: Letter - #39355
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Pe

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 980: Letter - #39345
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Pe: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 980: Letter - #39343
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Ṣade

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 980: Letter - #39346
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Ṣade: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 980: Letter - #39340
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Qoph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 980: Letter - #39348
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Resh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 980: Letter - #39351
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Shin/Sin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 980: Letter - #39344
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Tav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 980: Letter - #39341
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Ligature-Connected

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 980: Ligature-Connected - #39368
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Nexus

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 980: Nexus - #39367
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