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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 416: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Item

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 416

Collection

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

Name

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 416: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Solomon b. Daniel (שלמה בן דניאל) (Date active: 15th century)

Scribe Identifications

Scribe named in the document

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Role Observations

See comment section on scribe entry and comments to the dating in Item.

Scribe Types of Naming in Document (Other)

Name was marked out, according to Sfardata record.

Script Definition

Script Type

Byzantine

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)

Script Quality

Calligraphic

Script Function

Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

Attached to the headline
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
No space (letters touch each other)
Smaller than the width of an average vav

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 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 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

Width of the Stroke

There is no shading

Created: 14 Oct 2026, 3:06 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 416: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2221/ on 2026-10-15.

Divine Symbol

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 416: Divine Symbol - #55358

Justification

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 416: Justification - #55363

Letter

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 416: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Script Definition

Global Aspect of the Script

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Divine Symbol

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

Nexus