Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507
Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Vatican, Vatican)
Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Mordecai b. Daniel ha-Rofe (מרדכי בן דניאל הרופא) (Date active: 1456)
Autograph
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Italian
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand
Rotunda

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

Variable size
  • Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than 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
20 Sep 2026, 6:08 p.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2178/ on 2026-09-21.

Abbreviation

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Abbreviation - #53909
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Justification

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Justification - #53904
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Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Justification - #53918
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Letter

Aleph

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Letter - #53887
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Beth

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Letter - #53899
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Gimel

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Letter - #53896
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Daleth

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Letter - #53912
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He

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Letter - #53900
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Vav

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Letter - #53908
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Zayin

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Letter - #53892
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Ḥeth

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Letter - #53902
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Ṭeth

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Letter - #53905
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Yod

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Letter - #53910
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Kaph

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Letter - #53897
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Kaph: final

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Letter - #53915
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Lamed

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Letter - #53903
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Mem

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Letter - #53898
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Mem: final

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Letter - #53888
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Nun

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Letter - #53906
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Nun: final

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Letter - #53901
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Samekh

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Letter - #53889
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'Ayin

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Letter - #53914
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Pe

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Letter - #53894
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Pe: final

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Letter - #53916
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Ṣade

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Letter - #53907
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Ṣade: final

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Letter - #53895
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Qoph

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Letter - #53913
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Resh

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Letter - #53911
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Shin/Sin

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Letter - #53891
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Tav

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Letter - #53893
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Nexus

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Nexus - #53890
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Punctuation

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 507: Punctuation - #53917
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