Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Byzantine
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
18
30-34
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the height of the line of writing
  • Stable
  • Wider than the width of an average he
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Quick
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

1 x 1,5 mm
Measurements taken on fol. 85r
1 x 1 mm
Measurements taken on fol. 85r
1 x 1,5 mm
Measurements taken on fol. 85r
Elongated horizontally
  • Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are 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
3 Mar 2026, 4:09 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1805/ on 2026-04-25.

Divine Symbol

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Divine Symbol - #45328
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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Divine Symbol - #45456
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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Divine Symbol - #45327
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Letter

Aleph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Letter - #45451
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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Letter - #45450
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Beth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Letter - #45464
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Gimel

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Letter - #45476
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Daleth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Letter - #45452
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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Letter - #45466
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He

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Letter - #45463
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Vav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Letter - #45468
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Zayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Letter - #45455
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Ḥeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Letter - #45458
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Ṭeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Letter - #45467
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Yod

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Letter - #45459
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Kaph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Letter - #45453
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Kaph: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Letter - #45470
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Lamed

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Letter - #45481
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Mem

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Letter - #45474
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Mem: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Letter - #45469
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Nun

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Letter - #45486
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Nun: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Letter - #45485
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'Ayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Letter - #45448
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Pe

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Letter - #45482
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Pe: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Letter - #45484
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Ṣade

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Letter - #45478
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Ṣade: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Letter - #45462
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Qoph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Letter - #45475
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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Letter - #45483
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Resh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Letter - #45487
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Shin/Sin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Letter - #45489
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Tav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Letter - #45472
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Nexus

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 700: Nexus - #45330
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