BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Main text scribe; Vocaliser - Square

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

Scribe

Scribe not identified
  • Main text scribe
  • Vocaliser

Script Definition

Ashkenazi
Square
Current
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

In the middle
Stable
10
16-18
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the height of the line of writing
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Quick
Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

4 x 5 mm
3 x 3 mm
4 x 5 mm
  • Regular size
  • Square
  • Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are shorter 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 parallel among them
  • Descenders are not parallel among them
Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
26 May 2026, 5:24 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Main text scribe; Vocaliser - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1968/ on 2026-10-15.

Divine Symbol

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Divine Symbol - #49925
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Letter

Aleph

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49942
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Beth

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49939
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Gimel

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49938
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Daleth

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49926
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He

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49944
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Vav

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49935
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Ḥeth

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49929
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Ṭeth

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49940
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Yod

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49933
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Kaph

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49934
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Kaph: final

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49945
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Lamed

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49946
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Mem

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49932
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Nun

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49936
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Nun: final

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49948
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Samekh

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49937
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'Ayin

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49931
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Pe

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49928
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Qoph

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49949
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Resh

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49947
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Shin/Sin

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49943
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Tav

BnF MS. Hébreu 851: Letter - #49941
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