Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: 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
10
22-24
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the height of the line of writing
  • Stable
  • Equal to the width of an average he
  • Stable
  • Equal to the width of an average vav
Quick
  • Regular spacing
  • Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

3x 2 mm
Measurements taken on fol. 149
3 x 2 mm
Measurements taken on fol. 149
3 x 2 mm
Measurements taken on fol. 149
  • Regular 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 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
Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
13 Mar 2026, 8:01 p.m.
13 Feb 2026, 5:46 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea
13 Mar 2026, 8:01 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1750/ on 2026-04-25.

Divine Symbol

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Divine Symbol - #44517
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Justification

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Justification - #44483
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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Justification - #44484
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Letter

Aleph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Letter - #44509
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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Letter - #44479
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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Letter - #44508
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Beth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Letter - #44497
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Gimel

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Letter - #44480
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Daleth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Letter - #44499
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He

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Letter - #44505
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Vav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Letter - #44487
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Zayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Letter - #44486
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Ḥeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Letter - #44503
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Ṭeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Letter - #44496
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Yod

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Letter - #44506
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Kaph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Letter - #44510
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Kaph: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Letter - #44504
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Lamed

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Letter - #44511
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Mem

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Letter - #44512
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Mem: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Letter - #44513
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Nun

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Letter - #44516
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Nun: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Letter - #44485
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Samekh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Letter - #44498
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'Ayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Letter - #44502
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Pe

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Letter - #44507
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Pe: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Letter - #44489
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Ṣade

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Letter - #44500
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Qoph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Letter - #44518
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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Letter - #44501
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Resh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Letter - #44482
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Shin/Sin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Letter - #44515
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Tav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Letter - #44514
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Nexus

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 992: Nexus - #44481
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