Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Main text scribe - Square

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Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96
Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze (Florence, Italy)
Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: 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

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 shading
24 Jul 2026, 8:54 a.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2114/ on 2026-07-24.

Divine Symbol

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Divine Symbol - #51935
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Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Divine Symbol - #51961
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Justification

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Justification - #51944
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Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Justification - #51932
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Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Justification - #51946
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Letter

Aleph

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Letter - #51940
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Beth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Letter - #51933
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Gimel

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Letter - #51927
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Daleth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Letter - #51957
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He

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Letter - #51936
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Vav

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Letter - #51948
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Zayin

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Letter - #51941
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Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Letter - #51928
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Ḥeth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Letter - #51943
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Ṭeth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Letter - #51945
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Yod

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Letter - #51949
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Kaph

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Letter - #51937
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Kaph: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Letter - #51939
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Lamed

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Letter - #51959
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Mem

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Letter - #51947
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Mem: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Letter - #51930
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Nun

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Letter - #51934
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Nun: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Letter - #51955
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Samekh

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Letter - #51954
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'Ayin

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Letter - #51942
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Pe

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Letter - #51956
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Pe: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Letter - #51960
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Ṣade

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Letter - #51952
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Ṣade: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Letter - #51953
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Qoph

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Letter - #51951
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Resh

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Letter - #51950
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Shin/Sin

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Letter - #51931
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Tav

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Letter - #51938
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Nexus

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Nexus - #51929
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Punctuation

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 96: Punctuation - #51958
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