St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21
Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg, Russia)
St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Sar Shalom ha-Rofe b. Moses Shalom of Lyon (שר שלום הרופא בן משה שלום מליאון) (Date active: 1374)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Sephardi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
Bookhand
Has elements of cursive (e.g. hamza-shaped aleph).

Global Aspect of the Script

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

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Variable size
  • Elongated vertically
  • 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
  • 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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16 Oct 2026, 11:05 a.m.
15 Oct 2026, 1:16 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
16 Oct 2026, 11:05 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2223/ on 2026-10-18.

Decoration

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Decoration - #55441
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Justification

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Justification - #55428
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Letter

Aleph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Letter - #55430
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Letter - #55425
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Beth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Letter - #55426
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Gimel

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Letter - #55422
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Daleth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Letter - #55423
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He

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Letter - #55434
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Letter - #55433
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Vav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Letter - #55438
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Zayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Letter - #55436
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Ḥeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Letter - #55418
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Ṭeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Letter - #55427
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Yod

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Letter - #55439
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Kaph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Letter - #55429
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Kaph: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Letter - #55424
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Lamed

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Letter - #55435
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Mem

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Letter - #55416
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Mem: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Letter - #55414
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Nun

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Letter - #55440
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Nun: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Letter - #55437
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Samekh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Letter - #55412
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'Ayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Letter - #55431
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Pe

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Letter - #55413
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Pe: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Letter - #55442
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Ṣade

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Letter - #55419
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Ṣade: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Letter - #55420
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Qoph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Letter - #55417
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Resh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Letter - #55421
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Shin/Sin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Letter - #55432
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Tav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Letter - #55415
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Nexus

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 21: Nexus - #55443
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