BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

[Abraham] ([אברהם]) (Date active: 15th century)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
  • Acrostic from bottom to top
  • 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
8
24-28
  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
  • Stable
  • No space (letters touch each other)
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Quick
Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

3 x 2 mm
Measurements taken on fol. 125r
3 x 2 mm
Measurements taken on fol. 125r
3 x 3 mm
Measurements taken on fol. 125r
  • 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 parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are 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
27 Mar 2026, 5:12 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1896/ on 2026-06-09.

Divine Symbol

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Divine Symbol - #46890
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Justification

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Justification - #46893
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Letter

Aleph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Letter - #46892
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Beth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Letter - #46922
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Gimel

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Letter - #46904
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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Letter - #46906
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Daleth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Letter - #46894
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He

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Letter - #46915
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Vav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Letter - #46905
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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Letter - #46896
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Zayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Letter - #46895
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Ḥeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Letter - #46908
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Ṭeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Letter - #46899
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Yod

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Letter - #46903
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Kaph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Letter - #46900
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Kaph: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Letter - #46907
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Lamed

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Letter - #46910
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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Letter - #46911
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Mem

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Letter - #46918
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Mem: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Letter - #46897
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Nun

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Letter - #46909
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Nun: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Letter - #46913
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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Letter - #46912
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Samekh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Letter - #46923
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'Ayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Letter - #46920
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Pe

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Letter - #46919
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Pe: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Letter - #46891
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Ṣade

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Letter - #46921
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Ṣade: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Letter - #46901
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Qoph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Letter - #46916
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Resh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Letter - #46902
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Shin/Sin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Letter - #46917
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Tav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Letter - #46914
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Nexus

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 231: Nexus - #46898
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