Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 740: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 740
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 740: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Abraham b. Jacob Benito (אברהם בן יעקב בינייטו) (Date active: 1454)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Sephardi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
Variable
Variable
Slow
  • 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 not parallel among them
  • Descenders are not parallel among them
10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m.
3 Apr 2024, 10:34 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina

Letter

Aleph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 740: Letter - #11304
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Beth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 740: Letter - #11305
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Gimel

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 740: Letter - #11300
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Daleth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 740: Letter - #11308
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He

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 740: Letter - #11311
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Vav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 740: Letter - #11310
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Zayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 740: Letter - #11299
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Ḥeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 740: Letter - #11307
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Ṭeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 740: Letter - #11302
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Yod

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 740: Letter - #11312
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Kaph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 740: Letter - #11296
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Kaph: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 740: Letter - #11306
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Lamed

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 740: Letter - #11316
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Mem

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 740: Letter - #11301
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Mem: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 740: Letter - #11295
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Nun

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 740: Letter - #11314
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Nun: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 740: Letter - #11309
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Samekh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 740: Letter - #11294
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'Ayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 740: Letter - #11315
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Pe

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 740: Letter - #11291
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Pe: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 740: Letter - #11289
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Ṣade

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 740: Letter - #11290
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Ṣade: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 740: Letter - #11293
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Qoph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 740: Letter - #11292
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Resh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 740: Letter - #11298
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Shin/Sin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 740: Letter - #11303
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Tav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 740: Letter - #11297
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Ligature

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 740: Ligature - #11313
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