Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 678: Main text scribe - Cursive

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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 678
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 678: Main text scribe - Cursive

Scribe

Zemach b. Jedidiah (צמח בן ידידיה (קראשקא\ דקשלאר)) (Date active: 1520-1525 (active))
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Sephardi
Cursive
Current
Bookhand
In the record by National Library of Israel the script is defined as "Italian".

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

  • 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
10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m.
15 Mar 2024, 4:40 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina, 'Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 678: Main text scribe - Cursive', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/481/ on 2025-12-04.

Letter

Aleph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 678: Letter - #10538
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Beth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 678: Letter - #10551
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Gimel

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 678: Letter - #10555
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Daleth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 678: Letter - #10548
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He

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 678: Letter - #10549
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Vav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 678: Letter - #10550
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Zayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 678: Letter - #10544
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Ḥeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 678: Letter - #10542
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Ṭeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 678: Letter - #10541
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Yod

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 678: Letter - #10554
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Kaph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 678: Letter - #10552
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Kaph: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 678: Letter - #10553
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Lamed

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 678: Letter - #10556
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Mem

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 678: Letter - #10408
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Mem: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 678: Letter - #10409
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Nun

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 678: Letter - #10546
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Nun: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 678: Letter - #10547
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Samekh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 678: Letter - #10411
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'Ayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 678: Letter - #10540
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Pe

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 678: Letter - #10410
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Pe: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 678: Letter - #10405
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Ṣade

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 678: Letter - #10407
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Ṣade: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 678: Letter - #10406
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Qoph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 678: Letter - #10543
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Resh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 678: Letter - #10539
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Shin/Sin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 678: Letter - #10537
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Tav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 678: Letter - #10545
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