BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Main text scribe; Vocaliser - Non-square (Beinoni)

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BnF MS. Hébreu 851
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Main text scribe; Vocaliser - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
  • Main text scribe
  • Vocaliser

Script Definition

Ashkenazi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the middle
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
10
17-25
  • Stable
  • Equal to the height of the line of writing
Variable
Variable
Quick
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

3 x 3 mm
2 x 2-4 mm
3 x 3-4 mm
Elongated horizontally
  • Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are shorter 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 not parallel among them
  • Descenders are not parallel among them
Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
26 May 2026, 5:14 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea
26 May 2026, 5:20 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Main text scribe; Vocaliser - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1967/ on 2026-10-15.

Divine Symbol

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Divine Symbol - #49913
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BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Divine Symbol - #49916
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BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Divine Symbol - #49899
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Letter

Aleph

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49924
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BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49923
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Beth

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49917
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Gimel

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49898
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Daleth

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49892
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He

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49915
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Vav

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49902
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Zayin

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49896
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Ḥeth

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49905
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BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49912
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Ṭeth

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49894
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Yod

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49907
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Kaph

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49901
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Kaph: final

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49903
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BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49927
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Lamed

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49906
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Mem

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49918
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Mem: final

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49895
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Nun

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49910
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Nun: final

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49893
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Samekh

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49914
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'Ayin

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49897
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Pe

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49904
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Pe: final

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49900
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Ṣade

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49930
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BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49911
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Ṣade: final

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49920
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Qoph

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49919
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Resh

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49921
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BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49922
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Shin/Sin

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49908
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Tav

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49909
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