Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 897: Main text scribe 4 - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 897: Main text scribe 4 - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe
Corresponding to CU8 fols 129r-142v

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
11
27-32
  • Stable
  • Equal to the height of the line of writing
  • Stable
  • Wider than the width of an average he
Variable
Quick
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

3 x 2 mm
Measurements taken on fol. 129v-130r
2 x 2 mm
Measurements taken on fol. 129v-130r
2 x 2 mm
Measurements taken on fol. 129v-130r
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 parallel among them
Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
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