Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Main text scribe - Square

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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 - Square

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Ashkenazi
Square
Calligraphic
Display
Gothic

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
Stable
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
Variable
Very slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular size
  • Square
  • Ascenders are equal to 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 parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are 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, 9:59 a.m.
25 Jun 2026, 9:58 a.m. by Elena Lolli
25 Jun 2026, 9:59 a.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2036/ on 2026-06-27.

Letter

Aleph

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50032
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Beth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50033
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Gimel

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50061
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Daleth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50037
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He

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50050
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Vav

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50070
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Zayin

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50034
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Ḥeth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50048
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Ṭeth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50043
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Kaph

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50040
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Kaph: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50041
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Lamed

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50062
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Nun

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50038
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Nun: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50035
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Samekh

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50068
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'Ayin

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50069
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Qoph

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50059
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Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50053
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Resh

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50064
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Shin/Sin

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50046
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Tav

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Letter - #50055
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Punctuation

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 38: Punctuation - #50044
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