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Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 87: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Item

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 87

Collection

Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Vatican, Vatican)

Name

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 87: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Moses the Scribe b. Jacob (משה הסופר ב. יעקב) (Date active: 14th-15th century)

Scribe Identifications

Scribe named in the document

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Name in Document

משה הסופר בכ''ר יעקב

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Full name

Script Definition

Script Type

Sephardi
Byzantine
Sephardi (Greco-Sephardi)

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)

Script Quality

Current

Script Function

Bookhand

Script Style

Scholars'

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

In the middle
Ascenders go above the headline
Descenders descend below the baseline

Text Density

Stable

Spaces Between Lines

Stable
Equal to the height of the line of writing

Spaces Between Words

Stable
Wider than the width of an average he

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

No space (letters touch each other)

Text Rapidity

Quick

Letters in a Word

(Other)
Irregular spacing
Nesting
Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Regular size

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter

Parallelism Between Strokes

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 parallel among them
Descenders are not parallel among them

Width of the Stroke

Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib

Created: 26 Aug 2026, 3:57 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Last Updated: 26 Aug 2026, 4 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Entry Authors: Miruna-Ștefana Belea

How to cite this page: Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 87: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2146/ on 2026-08-27.

Justification

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 87: Justification - #52909

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 87: Justification - #52934

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 87: Justification - #52911

Letter

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 87: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Script Definition

Global Aspect of the Script

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Justification

Letter

Aleph

Beth

Gimel

Daleth

He

Vav

Zayin

Ḥeth

Ṭeth

Yod

Kaph

Kaph: final

Lamed

Mem

Mem: final

Nun

Nun: final

Samekh

'Ayin

Pe

Pe: final

Ṣade

Ṣade: final

Qoph

Resh

Shin/Sin

Tav

Ligature-Connected

Nexus