Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Main text scribe - Square

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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 - Square

Scribe

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

Script Definition

Byzantine
Square
Calligraphic

Global Aspect of the Script

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

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular size
  • Square
  • Ascenders are equal to 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 no shading
29 Jul 2026, 4:13 p.m.
29 Jul 2026, 2:56 p.m. by Elena Lolli
29 Jul 2026, 4:13 p.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2123/ on 2026-07-29.

Letter

Aleph

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52255
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Beth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52272
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Daleth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52288
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He

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52291
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Vav

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52293
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Ḥeth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52281
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Ṭeth

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52294
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Yod

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52292
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Kaph

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52279
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Lamed

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52287
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Mem

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52266
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Mem: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52285
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Nun

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52268
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Nun: final

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52295
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Samekh

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52270
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'Ayin

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52265
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Pe

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52277
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Qoph

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52275
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Resh

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52290
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Shin/Sin

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52262
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Tav

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Letter - #52263
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Punctuation

Florence, BNCF, MS. Magliabechiano III. 137: Punctuation - #52289
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