St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 47: Main text scribe 1 - Non-square (Beinoni)

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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 47
Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg, Russia)
St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 47: Main text scribe 1 - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe
Ktiv record identifies the scribe as "Yehuda ben Yaakov, who worked in Ashkenaz and copied mainly philosophical works, between the years 1440-1460." Among other mss are mentioned Opp. 143 and LJS 453. At the same time, I (EZ) was not able to find a direct mention of this scribe in this manuscript. Hence, I used the "scribe not identified" until the similarities between the handwriting in this manuscript and others are established.

The manuscript as a whole features 2 hands, this specimen belongs to the first one. The photo of the second one is currently not available.

Script Definition

Ashkenazi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the middle
  • 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

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
  • Descenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are not 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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21 Oct 2026, 12:55 p.m.
21 Oct 2026, noon by Evgeniya Zarubina
21 Oct 2026, 1 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 47: Main text scribe 1 - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2241/ on 2026-10-29.

Letter

Aleph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 47: Letter - #55805
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Beth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 47: Letter - #55807
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Gimel

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 47: Letter - #55795
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Daleth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 47: Letter - #55787
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He

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 47: Letter - #55803
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Vav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 47: Letter - #55809
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Zayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 47: Letter - #55800
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Ḥeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 47: Letter - #55784
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Ṭeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 47: Letter - #55785
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Yod

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 47: Letter - #55804
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Kaph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 47: Letter - #55797
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Kaph: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 47: Letter - #55801
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Lamed

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 47: Letter - #55793
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Mem

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 47: Letter - #55788
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Mem: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 47: Letter - #55789
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Nun

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 47: Letter - #55798
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Nun: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 47: Letter - #55802
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Samekh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 47: Letter - #55799
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'Ayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 47: Letter - #55808
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Pe

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 47: Letter - #55786
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Pe: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 47: Letter - #55783
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Ṣade

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 47: Letter - #55794
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Ṣade: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 47: Letter - #55810
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Qoph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 47: Letter - #55791
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Resh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 47: Letter - #55792
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Shin/Sin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 47: Letter - #55796
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Tav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 47: Letter - #55790
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