Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 758: Main text scribe - Cursive

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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 758
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 758: Main text scribe - Cursive

Scribe

Saadia b. Mimun Ibn Danan (סעדיה בן מימון אבן דנאן) (Date active: 1479)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Sephardi
Cursive
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
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 not parallel among them
  • Descenders are not parallel among them
10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m.
5 Apr 2024, 11:33 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina, 'Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 758: Main text scribe - Cursive', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/528/ on 2025-11-28.

Letter

Aleph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 758: Letter - #11563
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Beth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 758: Letter - #11550
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Gimel

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 758: Letter - #11551
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Daleth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 758: Letter - #11554
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He

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 758: Letter - #11553
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Vav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 758: Letter - #11561
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Zayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 758: Letter - #11567
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Ḥeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 758: Letter - #11544
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Ṭeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 758: Letter - #11552
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Yod

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 758: Letter - #11559
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Kaph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 758: Letter - #11565
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Kaph: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 758: Letter - #11566
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Lamed

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 758: Letter - #11547
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Mem

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 758: Letter - #11542
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Mem: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 758: Letter - #11549
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Nun

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 758: Letter - #11562
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Nun: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 758: Letter - #11560
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Samekh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 758: Letter - #11543
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'Ayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 758: Letter - #11558
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Pe

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 758: Letter - #11546
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Pe: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 758: Letter - #11540
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Ṣade

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 758: Letter - #11548
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Ṣade: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 758: Letter - #11541
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Qoph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 758: Letter - #11545
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Resh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 758: Letter - #11557
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Shin/Sin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 758: Letter - #11564
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Tav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 758: Letter - #11555
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Ligature

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 758: Ligature - #11556
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