Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 220: Main text scribe 3 - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 220
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 220: Main text scribe 3 - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

[Elijah] ([אליהו]) (Date active: 15th century)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
There are several handwritings in this manuscript – all contemporary. The codicological unit was copied under the guidance of a professional scribe. This is most trained hand in the manuscript – it copies all parchment folios, as well as the second half of the manuscript. The specimens were identified differently than the analysis presented in the BnF record (mainly based on Tetragrammaton). They are as follows:
S1 (the master scribe): fols 1r – 16v, 23v – 24v, 30r – 31v, 38r – 39v, 46r-47v, 53r-54v, 59r – 60v, 67r – 68v, 74r - 75v, 82r – 83v, 90r – 91v, 98r – 99v, 114r – 115v, 122r – 123v, 130r-131v, 138r-139v, 143r/b- 342r,
S2: 17r – 18r/b, 18v – 22v
S3: 18r/b, 25r – 29v, 32r – 37v, 40r – 45v, 48v/a – 49r/a [אליהו]
S4: 23r ? (or S1)
S5: 48r – 48v/a, 49r/a – 49v/a, 56v
S6: 49v/b – 52v, 55r – 56r, 61r – 66v, 69r - 73v, 76r – 81v, 84r – 86v/a, 87r/b – 89v/a, 92r – 95v/a, 97r/a, 100r, (from here on distinctive Tetragrammaton allograph [CHECK]– two Yods wavy addition and an arrow like sign above the two Yods) 96r/a, 96v/b – 97r/a and b. bottom, 100v/b – 105v, 108r -113v, 116r - 121v, 124r - 129v, 132r – 135r/a, 135v – 137v, 140r – 142v/a
S7: (the substitute for the Tetragrammaton allograph is different than on fol. 87r/b consistently – main difference between S6 and S7) 48v/a bottom (consistent looped He in ligatures at the end of the word with fols) 86v/b – 87r/a, 89r/b, 95v/b, 97r/a, 97v
S8: 140r/b, 142v/b – 143r/a


Selected folios for annotations:
S1: 273r, 298v
S2: 18v
S2+3: 18r
S3: 32r
S5 + S3: 48v (name of S3 marked Elijah)
S6: 57v
S7: 86v, 87r
S8: 143r, 142v
אליהו
Differentiated letters

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
7
30-32
  • Stable
  • Higher 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
  • Regular spacing
  • Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

2 x 2 mm
Measurements taken on fol. 48v/b
2 x 2 mm
Measurements taken on fol. 48v/b
2 x 3 mm
Measurements taken on fol. 48v/b
  • Regular size
  • Square
  • 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 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
6 Mar 2026, 4:03 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 220: Main text scribe 3 - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1810/ on 2026-03-07.
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