Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 26: Main text scribe - Square

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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 26
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 26: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Hayim b. Israel (Ha-Sofer) b. Israel (חיים בן ישראל (הסופר) בן ישראל) (Date active: 1272)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Sephardi
Square
Calligraphic

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the upper part
  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Equal to the height of the line of writing
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Very slow
Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular size
  • Square
  • Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are parallel
  • Ascenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m.
18 Dec 2023, 9:58 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina, 'Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 26: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/247/ on 2025-12-07.

Letter

Aleph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 26: Letter - #4812
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Beth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 26: Letter - #4831
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Gimel

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 26: Letter - #4835
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Daleth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 26: Letter - #4824
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He

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 26: Letter - #4813
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Vav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 26: Letter - #4833
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Zayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 26: Letter - #4837
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Ḥeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 26: Letter - #4818
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Ṭeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 26: Letter - #4827
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Yod

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 26: Letter - #4834
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Kaph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 26: Letter - #4829
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Kaph: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 26: Letter - #4814
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Lamed

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 26: Letter - #4828
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Mem

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 26: Letter - #4817
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Mem: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 26: Letter - #4815
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Nun

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 26: Letter - #4830
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Nun: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 26: Letter - #4832
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Samekh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 26: Letter - #4836
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'Ayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 26: Letter - #4819
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Pe

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 26: Letter - #4825
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Pe: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 26: Letter - #4826
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Ṣade

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 26: Letter - #4821
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Ṣade: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 26: Letter - #4822
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Qoph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 26: Letter - #4816
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Resh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 26: Letter - #4823
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Shin/Sin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 26: Letter - #4811
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Tav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 26: Letter - #4820
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