Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581
Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Samuel b. Samuel of Modena (שמואל הקטן יזיי"א בכמ"ר שמואל ממודינה) (Date active: 1478)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Italian
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
Variable
Variable
Slow
Irregular spacing

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 parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are parallel
  • Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are not parallel among them
24 Jul 2026, 12:58 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2115/ on 2026-07-24.

Divine Symbol

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Divine Symbol - #52023
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Divine Symbol - #52022
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Divine Symbol - #52021
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Letter

Aleph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Letter - #52016
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Beth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Letter - #52006
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Gimel

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Letter - #52009
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Daleth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Letter - #52007
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He

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Letter - #52008
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Vav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Letter - #52018
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Zayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Letter - #52017
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Ḥeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Letter - #51999
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Ṭeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Letter - #52004
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Yod

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Letter - #52020
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Kaph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Letter - #52001
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Kaph: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Letter - #52003
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Lamed

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Letter - #52014
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Mem

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Letter - #51997
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Mem: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Letter - #51994
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Nun

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Letter - #52013
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Nun: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Letter - #52010
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Samekh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Letter - #51993
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'Ayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Letter - #51998
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Pe

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Letter - #51996
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Letter - #52002
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Pe: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Letter - #51995
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Ṣade

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Letter - #51992
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Ṣade: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Letter - #51991
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Qoph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Letter - #52005
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Resh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Letter - #52000
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Shin/Sin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Letter - #52015
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Tav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Letter - #52011
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Letter - #52012
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Nexus

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 581: Nexus - #52019
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