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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 182: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Item

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 182

Collection

Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg, Russia)

Name

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 182: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

David ha-Kohen (דוד הכהן) (Date active: 1489)

Scribe Identifications

Scribe named in the document

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Full name

Script Definition

Script Type

Sephardi

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)

Script Quality

Calligraphic

Script Function

Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

Ascenders go above the headline
Descenders descend below the baseline

Text Density

Stable

Spaces Between Lines

Stable
Higher than the height of the line of writing

Spaces Between Words

Variable

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Variable

Text Rapidity

Slow

Letters in a Word

Irregular spacing
Nesting
Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Variable size
Elongated vertically

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
Ascenders are shorter 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 not parallel among them
Descenders are not parallel among them

Published: 7 Oct 2026, 12:45 p.m.

Created: 7 Oct 2026, 11:38 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 7 Oct 2026, 12:45 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 182: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2198/ on 2026-10-18.

Justification

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 182: Justification - #54655

Letter

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 182: 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

Qoph

Resh

Shin/Sin

Tav

Ligature-Connected