Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1135: Main text scribe - Cursive

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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1135
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1135: Main text scribe - Cursive

Scribe

Meir b. Joseph Ṣarfati (מאיר בן יוסף צרפתי) (Date active: 1401-1500)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Sephardi
Cursive
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
Variable
  • Variable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
Variable
Quick
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than 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 not parallel among them
  • Descenders are not parallel among them
There is shading
20 Apr 2026, 2:35 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1135: Main text scribe - Cursive', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1941/ on 2026-04-27.

Justification

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1135: Justification - #46946
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Letter

Aleph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1135: Letter - #46940
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Beth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1135: Letter - #46952
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Gimel

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1135: Letter - #46953
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Daleth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1135: Letter - #46954
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He

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1135: Letter - #46957
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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1135: Letter - #46944
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Vav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1135: Letter - #46956
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Zayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1135: Letter - #46947
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Ḥeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1135: Letter - #46930
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Ṭeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1135: Letter - #46943
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Yod

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1135: Letter - #46955
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Kaph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1135: Letter - #46939
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Kaph: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1135: Letter - #46949
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Lamed

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1135: Letter - #46936
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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1135: Letter - #46935
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Mem

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1135: Letter - #46937
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Mem: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1135: Letter - #46948
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Nun

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1135: Letter - #46950
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Nun: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1135: Letter - #46951
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Samekh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1135: Letter - #46932
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'Ayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1135: Letter - #46933
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Pe

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1135: Letter - #46929
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Pe: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1135: Letter - #46942
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Ṣade

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1135: Letter - #46931
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Ṣade: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1135: Letter - #46928
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Qoph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1135: Letter - #46941
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Resh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1135: Letter - #46945
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Shin/Sin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1135: Letter - #46934
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Tav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1135: Letter - #46938
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