Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 408: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni); Cursive

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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 408
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 408: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni); Cursive

Scribe

Veromot bt. Issachar Sal Me-Ahrweiler (ורומוט בת יששכר סל מארווילר) (Date active: 1454)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Ashkenazi
  • Non-square (Beinoni)
  • Cursive
Current
Bookhand
Mostly semi-cursive, with some cursive.

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 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
29 Feb 2024, 4:02 p.m.
29 Feb 2024, 3:54 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina, 'Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 408: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni); Cursive', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/444/ on 2025-11-28.

Letter

Aleph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 408: Letter - #9473
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Beth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 408: Letter - #9486
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Gimel

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 408: Letter - #9479
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Daleth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 408: Letter - #9482
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He

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 408: Letter - #9485
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Vav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 408: Letter - #9487
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Zayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 408: Letter - #9484
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Ḥeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 408: Letter - #9474
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Ṭeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 408: Letter - #9476
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Yod

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 408: Letter - #9488
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Kaph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 408: Letter - #9481
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Kaph: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 408: Letter - #9475
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Lamed

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 408: Letter - #9483
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Mem

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 408: Letter - #9429
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Mem: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 408: Letter - #9431
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Nun

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 408: Letter - #9480
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Nun: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 408: Letter - #9478
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Samekh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 408: Letter - #9426
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'Ayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 408: Letter - #9477
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Pe

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 408: Letter - #9427
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Pe: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 408: Letter - #9425
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Ṣade

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 408: Letter - #9430
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Ṣade: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 408: Letter - #9428
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Qoph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 408: Letter - #9434
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Resh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 408: Letter - #9433
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Shin/Sin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 408: Letter - #9471
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Tav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 408: Letter - #9432
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