St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291
Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg, Russia)
St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Daniel b. Moses (דניאל בן משה) (Date active: 1455)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Italian
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Variable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
  • Equal to the height of the line of writing
Variable
Variable
Slow
Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Variable size
  • Square
  • Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Ascenders are equal to 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 parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
13 Oct 2026, 1:24 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2215/ on 2026-10-16.

Decoration

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Decoration - #55169
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Justification

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Justification - #55167
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Letter

Aleph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Letter - #55161
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Beth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Letter - #55163
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Gimel

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Letter - #55162
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Daleth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Letter - #55155
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He

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Letter - #55164
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Vav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Letter - #55165
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Zayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Letter - #55150
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Ḥeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Letter - #55148
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Ṭeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Letter - #55140
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Yod

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Letter - #55166
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Kaph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Letter - #55153
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Kaph: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Letter - #55152
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Lamed

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Letter - #55159
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Letter - #55160
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Mem

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Letter - #55149
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Mem: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Letter - #55146
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Nun

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Letter - #55151
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Nun: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Letter - #55147
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Samekh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Letter - #55138
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'Ayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Letter - #55144
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Pe

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Letter - #55168
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Letter - #55143
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Pe: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Letter - #55135
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Ṣade

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Letter - #55141
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Ṣade: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Letter - #55137
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Qoph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Letter - #55157
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Resh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Letter - #55154
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Shin/Sin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Letter - #55156
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Tav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Letter - #55158
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