Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Main text scribe - Square

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Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39
Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze (Florence, Italy)
Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Sephardi
Square
Calligraphic
Display

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the height of the line of writing
Variable
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Very slow
  • Regular spacing
  • Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • 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 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 no shading
2 Jul 2026, 9:14 a.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2055/ on 2026-07-02.

Abbreviation

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Abbreviation - #50496
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Divine Symbol

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Divine Symbol - #50517
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Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Divine Symbol - #50515
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Justification

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Justification - #50499
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Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Justification - #50514
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Letter

Aleph

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Letter - #50503
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Beth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Letter - #50500
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Gimel

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Letter - #50513
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Daleth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Letter - #50507
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He

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Letter - #50495
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Vav

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Letter - #50511
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Zayin

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Letter - #50510
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Ḥeth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Letter - #50501
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Ṭeth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Letter - #50486
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Yod

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Letter - #50506
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Kaph

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Letter - #50497
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Kaph: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Letter - #50498
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Lamed

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Letter - #50512
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Mem

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Letter - #50489
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Mem: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Letter - #50493
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Nun

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Letter - #50494
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Nun: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Letter - #50502
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Samekh

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Letter - #50516
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'Ayin

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Letter - #50490
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Pe

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Letter - #50508
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Ṣade

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Letter - #50485
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Ṣade: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Letter - #50509
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Qoph

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Letter - #50492
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Resh

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Letter - #50504
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Shin/Sin

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Letter - #50491
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Tav

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Letter - #50487
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Nexus

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Nexus - #50505
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Punctuation

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 39: Punctuation - #50488
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