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Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Main text scribe - Cursive

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Item

Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528

Collection

Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze (Florence, Italy)

Name

Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Main text scribe - Cursive

Scribe

Scribe Identifications

Scribe not identified

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Script Definition

Script Type

Sephardi

Script Mode

Cursive

Script Quality

Current

Script Function

Documentary

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

In the upper part
Ascenders go above the headline
Descenders descend below the baseline

Text Density

Variable

Spaces Between Lines

Stable
Higher than the height of the line of writing

Spaces Between Words

Variable

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Variable

Text Rapidity

Quick

Letters in a Word

Irregular spacing
Nesting
Overarching
Puzzle-letters
Writing on different levels

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Variable size

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter

Parallelism Between Strokes

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

Width of the Stroke

Thin, traced with the edge of the flat nib
There is no shading

Published: 22 Jun 2026, 11:48 a.m.

Created: 22 Jun 2026, 9:36 a.m. by Elena Lolli

Last Updated: 22 Jun 2026, 11:48 a.m. by Elena Lolli

Entry Authors: Elena Lolli

How to cite this page: Elena Lolli, 'Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Main text scribe - Cursive', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2018/ on 2026-06-22.

Editorial Symbol

Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Editorial Symbol - #49445

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Justification

Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Justification - #49421

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Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Justification - #49444

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Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Justification - #49459

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Letter

Aleph

Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Letter - #49418

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Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Letter - #49412

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Beth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Letter - #49442

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Gimel

Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Letter - #49435

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Daleth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Letter - #49454

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He

Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Letter - #49417

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Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Letter - #49434

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Vav

Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Letter - #49446

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Zayin

Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Letter - #49431

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Ḥeth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Letter - #49443

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Ṭeth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Letter - #49415

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Yod

Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Letter - #49455

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Kaph

Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Letter - #49426

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Kaph: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Letter - #49448

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Lamed

Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Letter - #49450

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Mem

Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Letter - #49407

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Mem: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Letter - #49414

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Nun

Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Letter - #49433

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Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Letter - #49420

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Nun: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Letter - #49439

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Samekh

Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Letter - #49452

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'Ayin

Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Letter - #49437

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Pe

Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Letter - #49440

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Pe: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Letter - #49430

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Ṣade

Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Letter - #49408

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Ṣade: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Letter - #49458

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Qoph

Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Letter - #49428

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Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Letter - #49427

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Resh

Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Letter - #49436

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Shin/Sin

Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Letter - #49409

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Tav

Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Letter - #49423

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Ligature-Connected

Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Ligature-Connected - #49456

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Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Ligature-Connected - #49441

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Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Ligature-Connected - #49424

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Nexus

Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Nexus - #49438

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Punctuation

Florence, BNCF, MS. Fondo Nazionale II. II. 528: Punctuation - #49449

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