Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38
Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze (Florence, Italy)
Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Ashkenazi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand
Gothic

Global Aspect of the Script

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

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • 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 parallel
  • Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
  • Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
  • There is shading
25 Jun 2026, 9:01 a.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2035/ on 2026-06-27.

Justification

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Justification - #49989
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Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Justification - #50005
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Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Justification - #49994
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Letter

Aleph

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #49990
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Beth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50007
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Gimel

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50018
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Daleth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50016
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He

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50026
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Vav

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50015
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Zayin

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50027
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Ḥeth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50011
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Ṭeth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50014
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Yod

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50023
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Kaph

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50009
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Lamed

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50029
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Mem

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #49993
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Mem: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50002
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Nun

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50022
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Nun: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50010
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Samekh

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #49987
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'Ayin

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50003
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Pe

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50008
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Pe: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50025
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Ṣade

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50006
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Ṣade: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #49995
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Qoph

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50000
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Resh

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50013
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Shin/Sin

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50004
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Tav

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #49998
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Nexus

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Nexus - #50020
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Punctuation

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Punctuation - #49999
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Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Punctuation - #50017
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