Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 988: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 988
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 988: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Jacob Alkhita (יעקב אלכיתה) (Date active: 1401-1500)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Sephardi
Non-square (Beinoni)
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
Slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • Ascenders are equal to 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 not parallel among them
  • Descenders are not parallel among them
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23 Jan 2026, 9:45 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 988: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1664/ on 2026-01-28.

Justification

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 988: Justification - #39521
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Letter

Aleph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 988: Letter - #39465
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Beth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 988: Letter - #39484
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Gimel

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 988: Letter - #39451
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Daleth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 988: Letter - #39516
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He

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 988: Letter - #39490
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Vav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 988: Letter - #39520
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Zayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 988: Letter - #39483
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Ḥeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 988: Letter - #39482
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Ṭeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 988: Letter - #39446
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Yod

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 988: Letter - #39517
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Kaph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 988: Letter - #39485
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Kaph: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 988: Letter - #39500
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Lamed

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 988: Letter - #39480
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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 988: Letter - #39478
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Mem

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 988: Letter - #39444
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Mem: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 988: Letter - #39504
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Nun

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 988: Letter - #39508
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Nun: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 988: Letter - #39511
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Samekh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 988: Letter - #39462
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'Ayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 988: Letter - #39469
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Pe

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 988: Letter - #39454
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Pe: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 988: Letter - #39449
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Ṣade

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 988: Letter - #39455
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Ṣade: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 988: Letter - #39441
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Qoph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 988: Letter - #39486
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Resh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 988: Letter - #39487
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Shin/Sin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 988: Letter - #39472
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Tav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 988: Letter - #39458
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