Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 779: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 779: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Byzantine
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand
Scholars'

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
12
28-32
  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
  • Stable
  • Wider than the width of an average he
  • Variable
  • No space (letters touch each other)
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Quick
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

2 x 2 mm
Measurements taken on fol. 176v.
2 x 2 mm
Measurements taken on fol. 176v.
2 x 2 mm
Measurements taken on fol. 176v.
Square
  • Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are parallel
  • Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
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