Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40: Main text scribe - Cursive

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Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40
Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze (Florence, Italy)
Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40: Main text scribe - Cursive

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Sephardi (Catalan/Provençal)
Cursive
Current
Documentary

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Variable
Variable
Variable
Variable
Quick
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching
  • Puzzle-letters
  • Writing on different levels

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
  • Thin, traced with the edge of the flat nib
  • There is no shading
2 Jul 2026, 11:47 a.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40: Main text scribe - Cursive', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2056/ on 2026-07-02.

Divine Symbol

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40: Divine Symbol - #50521
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Letter

Aleph

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40: Letter - #50518
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Beth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40: Letter - #50528
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Gimel

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40: Letter - #50529
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Daleth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40: Letter - #50534
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He

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40: Letter - #50530
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Vav

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40: Letter - #50538
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Zayin

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40: Letter - #50543
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Ḥeth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40: Letter - #50524
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Ṭeth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40: Letter - #50547
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Yod

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40: Letter - #50541
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Kaph

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40: Letter - #50532
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Kaph: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40: Letter - #50546
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Lamed

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40: Letter - #50544
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Mem

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40: Letter - #50536
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Mem: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40: Letter - #50523
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Nun

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40: Letter - #50548
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Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40: Letter - #50531
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Nun: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40: Letter - #50545
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Samekh

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40: Letter - #50533
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'Ayin

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40: Letter - #50525
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Pe

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40: Letter - #50527
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Pe: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40: Letter - #50535
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Ṣade

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40: Letter - #50526
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Ṣade: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40: Letter - #50542
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Qoph

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40: Letter - #50540
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Resh

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40: Letter - #50539
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Shin/Sin

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40: Letter - #50522
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Tav

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40: Letter - #50520
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Nexus

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40: Nexus - #50537
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Punctuation

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 40: Punctuation - #50519
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