Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 40: Main text scribe - Square

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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 40
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 40: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Matthew b. Isaac (מתתיה בן יצחק) (Date active: 1335)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Ashkenazi (Italo-Ashkenazi)
Square

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
  • No space (letters touch each other)
Very slow
Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular size
  • Square
  • Ascenders are shorter 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
21 Dec 2023, 2:21 p.m.
21 Dec 2023, 1:22 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina, 'Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 40: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/257/ on 2025-12-04.

Letter

Aleph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 40: Letter - #5093
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Beth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 40: Letter - #5127
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Gimel

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 40: Letter - #5132
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Daleth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 40: Letter - #5098
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He

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 40: Letter - #5103
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Vav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 40: Letter - #5123
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Zayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 40: Letter - #5121
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Ḥeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 40: Letter - #5119
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Ṭeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 40: Letter - #5130
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Yod

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 40: Letter - #5124
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Kaph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 40: Letter - #5101
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Kaph: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 40: Letter - #5102
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Lamed

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 40: Letter - #5088
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Mem

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 40: Letter - #5105
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Mem: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 40: Letter - #5104
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Nun

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 40: Letter - #5120
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Nun: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 40: Letter - #5099
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Samekh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 40: Letter - #5112
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'Ayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 40: Letter - #5110
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Pe

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 40: Letter - #5100
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Pe: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 40: Letter - #5108
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Ṣade

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 40: Letter - #5095
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Ṣade: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 40: Letter - #5083
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Qoph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 40: Letter - #5118
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Resh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 40: Letter - #5097
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Shin/Sin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 40: Letter - #5085
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Tav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 40: Letter - #5116
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