Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 91: Main text scribe - Cursive

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Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 91
Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze (Florence, Italy)
Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 91: Main text scribe - Cursive

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Italian
Cursive
  • Current
  • Careless
Documentary

Global Aspect of the Script

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

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • Ascenders are shorter 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
  • Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
  • There is no shading
24 Jul 2026, 7 a.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 91: Main text scribe - Cursive', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2113/ on 2026-07-24.

Abbreviation

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 91: Abbreviation - #51904
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Justification

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 91: Justification - #51926
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Letter

Aleph

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 91: Letter - #51901
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Beth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 91: Letter - #51906
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Gimel

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 91: Letter - #51908
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Daleth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 91: Letter - #51920
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He

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 91: Letter - #51919
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Vav

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 91: Letter - #51923
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Zayin

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 91: Letter - #51922
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Ḥeth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 91: Letter - #51916
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Ṭeth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 91: Letter - #51912
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Yod

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 91: Letter - #51914
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Kaph

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 91: Letter - #51918
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Kaph: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 91: Letter - #51913
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Lamed

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 91: Letter - #51924
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Mem

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 91: Letter - #51899
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Mem: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 91: Letter - #51902
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Nun

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 91: Letter - #51915
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Nun: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 91: Letter - #51921
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Samekh

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 91: Letter - #51905
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'Ayin

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 91: Letter - #51917
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Pe

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 91: Letter - #51911
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Pe: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 91: Letter - #51909
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Ṣade

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 91: Letter - #51907
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Qoph

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 91: Letter - #51900
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Resh

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 91: Letter - #51925
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Shin/Sin

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 91: Letter - #51910
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Tav

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 91: Letter - #51903
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