Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137
Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze (Florence, Italy)
Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Jacob b. Makir (יעקב בר' מכיר) (Date active: 1273)
  • Scribe not identified
  • Autograph
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Byzantine
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the upper part
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Variable
Variable
Variable
Variable
Quick
Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Regular size
  • Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are equal to 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
29 Jul 2026, 4:12 p.m.
29 Jul 2026, 2:03 p.m. by Elena Lolli
29 Jul 2026, 4:12 p.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2122/ on 2026-07-29.

Abbreviation

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Abbreviation - #52246
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Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Abbreviation - #52249
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Decoration

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Decoration - #52251
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Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Decoration - #52250
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Justification

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Justification - #52297
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Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Justification - #52247
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Letter

Aleph

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52221
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Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52260
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Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52299
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Beth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52228
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Gimel

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52227
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Daleth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52229
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He

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52237
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Vav

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52242
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Zayin

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52222
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Ḥeth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52236
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Ṭeth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52230
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Yod

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52240
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Kaph

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52238
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Kaph: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52234
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Lamed

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52257
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Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52243
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Mem

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52226
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Mem: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52225
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Nun

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52233
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Nun: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52239
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Samekh

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52248
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'Ayin

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52232
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Pe

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52245
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Pe: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52244
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Ṣade

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52231
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Qoph

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52235
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Resh

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52241
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Shin/Sin

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52224
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Tav

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52223
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Nexus

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Nexus - #52296
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Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Nexus - #52298
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Punctuation

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Punctuation - #52258
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