Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 347: Main text scribe - Square

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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 347
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 347: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Manoah b. Mordecai (מנוח בן מרדכי) (Date active: 1323)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Italian
Square
Calligraphic
Bookhand
Sfardata mentions Sephardi as a second script.

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the middle
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Equal to the height of the line of writing
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
Variable
Very slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular size
  • Elongated vertically
  • Ascenders are equal to 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 parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m.
15 Feb 2024, 3:03 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina, 'Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 347: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/406/ on 2025-12-04.

Letter

Aleph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 347: Letter - #8714
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Beth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 347: Letter - #8722
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Gimel

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 347: Letter - #8719
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Daleth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 347: Letter - #8720
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He

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 347: Letter - #8724
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Vav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 347: Letter - #8723
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Zayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 347: Letter - #8721
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Ḥeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 347: Letter - #8699
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Ṭeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 347: Letter - #8697
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Yod

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 347: Letter - #8725
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Kaph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 347: Letter - #8709
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Kaph: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 347: Letter - #8704
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Lamed

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 347: Letter - #8717
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Mem

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 347: Letter - #8555
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Mem: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 347: Letter - #8556
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Nun

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 347: Letter - #8707
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Nun: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 347: Letter - #8701
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Samekh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 347: Letter - #8557
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'Ayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 347: Letter - #8718
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Pe

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 347: Letter - #8554
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Pe: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 347: Letter - #8551
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Ṣade

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 347: Letter - #8553
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Ṣade: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 347: Letter - #8552
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Qoph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 347: Letter - #8692
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Resh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 347: Letter - #8693
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Shin/Sin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 347: Letter - #8712
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Tav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 347: Letter - #8691
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Ligature

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 347: Ligature - #8550
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