Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 804: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 804
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 804: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Moses b. Isaac Ibn Tavon (משה בן יצחק אבן תבון) (Date active: 1402)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Sephardi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
Variable
Variable
Variable
Slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • 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 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.
16 Apr 2024, 1:15 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina, 'Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 804: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/561/ on 2025-12-04.

Letter

Aleph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 804: Letter - #12369
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Beth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 804: Letter - #12380
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Gimel

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 804: Letter - #12381
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Daleth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 804: Letter - #12379
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He

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 804: Letter - #12373
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Vav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 804: Letter - #12370
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Zayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 804: Letter - #12378
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Ḥeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 804: Letter - #12363
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Ṭeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 804: Letter - #12359
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Yod

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 804: Letter - #12376
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Kaph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 804: Letter - #12375
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Kaph: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 804: Letter - #12372
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Lamed

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 804: Letter - #12366
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Mem

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 804: Letter - #12362
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Mem: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 804: Letter - #12360
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Nun

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 804: Letter - #12374
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Nun: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 804: Letter - #12371
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Samekh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 804: Letter - #12355
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'Ayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 804: Letter - #12368
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Pe

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 804: Letter - #12356
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Pe: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 804: Letter - #12354
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Ṣade

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 804: Letter - #12357
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Ṣade: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 804: Letter - #12358
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Qoph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 804: Letter - #12364
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Resh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 804: Letter - #12365
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Shin/Sin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 804: Letter - #12367
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Tav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 804: Letter - #12361
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Ligature

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 804: Ligature - #12377
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