Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41
Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze (Florence, Italy)
Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Yeḥiel b. Shabbetai (יחיאל בן שבתי) (Date active: 1301-1350)
Autograph
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Italian
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the upper part
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Variable
  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
Variable
Variable
Quick
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting

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 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
  • There is no shading
15 Jun 2026, 12:01 p.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2001/ on 2026-06-23.

Justification

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41: Justification - #48844
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Letter

Aleph

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41: Letter - #48818
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Beth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41: Letter - #48826
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Gimel

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41: Letter - #48829
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Daleth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41: Letter - #48831
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He

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41: Letter - #48835
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Vav

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41: Letter - #48838
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Zayin

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41: Letter - #48825
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Ḥeth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41: Letter - #48828
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Ṭeth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41: Letter - #48820
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Yod

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41: Letter - #48839
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Kaph

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41: Letter - #48842
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Kaph: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41: Letter - #48843
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Lamed

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41: Letter - #48846
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Mem

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41: Letter - #48822
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Mem: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41: Letter - #48823
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Nun

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41: Letter - #48841
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Nun: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41: Letter - #48832
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Samekh

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41: Letter - #48819
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'Ayin

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41: Letter - #48830
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Pe

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41: Letter - #48827
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Pe: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41: Letter - #48847
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Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41: Letter - #48845
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Ṣade

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41: Letter - #48837
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Ṣade: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41: Letter - #48836
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Qoph

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41: Letter - #48833
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Resh

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41: Letter - #48834
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Shin/Sin

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41: Letter - #48821
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Tav

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41: Letter - #48824
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Nexus

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41: Nexus - #48840
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Punctuation

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 41: Punctuation - #48848
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