Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 241

Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 241: Main text scribe - Cursive

Moses b. Abraham (משה בן אברהם) (Date active: 1390)

Scribe named in the document

Main text scribe

Full name

Sephardi

Cursive

Current

Bookhand

• In the middle
• Ascenders go above the headline
• Descenders descend below the baseline

Variable

• Variable
• Higher than the height of the line of writing

Variable

Variable

Quick

• Irregular spacing
• Nesting
• Overarching
• Puzzle-letters

• Variable size
• Elongated vertically

• Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
• Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter

• Downstrokes are not parallel
• Horizontal strokes are not 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