Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1072: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1072
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1072: 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
8
28-30
  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Quick
  • Regular spacing
  • Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

4 x 2 mm
Measurements taken on fol. 58r
3 x 2 mm
Measurements taken on fol. 58r
3 x 2 mm
Measurements taken on fol. 58r
  • Regular size
  • Elongated vertically
  • Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are equal to 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
Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
14 Feb 2026, 12:32 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1072: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1753/ on 2026-02-25.

Justification

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1072: Justification - #42950
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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1072: Justification - #42920
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Letter

Aleph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1072: Letter - #42923
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Beth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1072: Letter - #42941
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Gimel

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1072: Letter - #42946
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Daleth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1072: Letter - #42949
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He

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1072: Letter - #42937
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Vav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1072: Letter - #42929
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Zayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1072: Letter - #42925
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Ḥeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1072: Letter - #42934
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Ṭeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1072: Letter - #42928
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Yod

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1072: Letter - #42953
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Kaph: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1072: Letter - #42919
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Lamed

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1072: Letter - #42959
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Mem

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1072: Letter - #42952
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Mem: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1072: Letter - #42927
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Nun

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1072: Letter - #42954
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Nun: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1072: Letter - #42933
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Samekh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1072: Letter - #42944
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'Ayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1072: Letter - #42939
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Pe

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1072: Letter - #42938
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Pe: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1072: Letter - #42956
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Ṣade

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1072: Letter - #42945
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Qoph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1072: Letter - #42942
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Resh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1072: Letter - #42932
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Shin/Sin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1072: Letter - #42931
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Tav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1072: Letter - #42948
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Nexus

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1072: Nexus - #42921
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Numeral

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1072: Numeral - #42924
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