Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 578: Main text scribe - Cursive

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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 578
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 578: Main text scribe - Cursive

Scribe

Meir b. David b. Yaish (מאיר בן דוד בן יעיש) (Date active: 1399)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Sephardi
Cursive
Calligraphic
Bookhand

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
Variable
Quick
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular 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 parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m.
14 Mar 2024, 2:46 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina, 'Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 578: Main text scribe - Cursive', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/475/ on 2025-11-28.

Letter

Aleph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 578: Letter - #10254
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Beth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 578: Letter - #10238
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Gimel

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 578: Letter - #10237
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Daleth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 578: Letter - #10243
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He

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 578: Letter - #10241
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Vav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 578: Letter - #10250
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Zayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 578: Letter - #10244
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Ḥeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 578: Letter - #10255
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Ṭeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 578: Letter - #10249
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Yod

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 578: Letter - #10252
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Kaph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 578: Letter - #10248
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Kaph: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 578: Letter - #10256
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Lamed

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 578: Letter - #10245
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Mem

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 578: Letter - #10257
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Mem: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 578: Letter - #10246
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Nun

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 578: Letter - #10251
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Nun: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 578: Letter - #10247
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Samekh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 578: Letter - #10239
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'Ayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 578: Letter - #10259
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Pe

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 578: Letter - #10236
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Pe: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 578: Letter - #10234
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Ṣade

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 578: Letter - #10235
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Ṣade: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 578: Letter - #10232
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Qoph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 578: Letter - #10240
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Resh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 578: Letter - #10258
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Shin/Sin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 578: Letter - #10253
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Tav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 578: Letter - #10242
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Ligature

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 578: Ligature - #10233
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