Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 769: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 769
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 769: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Isaac Ibn Shoshan (יצחק אבן שושאן) (Date active: 1496)
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
  • Variable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
Variable
Variable
Slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • Ascenders are shorter 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.
9 Apr 2024, 10:21 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina, 'Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 769: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/536/ on 2025-11-28.

Letter

Aleph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 769: Letter - #11787
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Beth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 769: Letter - #11778
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Gimel

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 769: Letter - #11779
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Daleth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 769: Letter - #11777
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He

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 769: Letter - #11784
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Vav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 769: Letter - #11785
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Zayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 769: Letter - #11776
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Ḥeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 769: Letter - #11780
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Ṭeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 769: Letter - #11782
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Yod

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 769: Letter - #11789
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Kaph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 769: Letter - #11773
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Kaph: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 769: Letter - #11774
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Lamed

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 769: Letter - #11790
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Mem

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 769: Letter - #11768
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Mem: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 769: Letter - #11771
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Nun

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 769: Letter - #11781
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Nun: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 769: Letter - #11783
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Samekh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 769: Letter - #11769
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'Ayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 769: Letter - #11791
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Pe

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 769: Letter - #11770
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Pe: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 769: Letter - #11765
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Ṣade

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 769: Letter - #11766
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Ṣade: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 769: Letter - #11764
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Qoph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 769: Letter - #11772
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Resh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 769: Letter - #11775
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Shin/Sin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 769: Letter - #11788
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Tav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 769: Letter - #11767
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Ligature

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 769: Ligature - #11786
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