St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250
Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg, Russia)
St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Moses of Avila (משה דאבילה) (Date active: 1479)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Sephardi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
  • Variable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
Variable
Slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Variable size
  • Elongated vertically
  • Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are 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
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12 Oct 2026, 3:19 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2212/ on 2026-10-16.

Justification

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250: Justification - #54998
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Letter

Aleph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250: Letter - #54977
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Beth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250: Letter - #54996
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Gimel

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250: Letter - #54993
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Daleth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250: Letter - #54988
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He

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250: Letter - #54994
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Vav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250: Letter - #54992
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Zayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250: Letter - #54991
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Ḥeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250: Letter - #54970
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Ṭeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250: Letter - #54972
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Yod

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250: Letter - #54995
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Kaph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250: Letter - #54997
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Kaph: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250: Letter - #54982
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Lamed

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250: Letter - #54986
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Mem

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250: Letter - #54985
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Mem: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250: Letter - #54971
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Nun

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250: Letter - #54975
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Nun: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250: Letter - #54983
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Samekh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250: Letter - #54974
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'Ayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250: Letter - #54987
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Pe

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250: Letter - #54968
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Ṣade

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250: Letter - #54989
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Qoph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250: Letter - #54990
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Resh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250: Letter - #54973
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Shin/Sin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250: Letter - #54969
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Tav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250: Letter - #54984
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Nexus

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250: Nexus - #54999
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