Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 831: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 831
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 831: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Shabbethai b. Saadiya Dimanshi (שבתי בן סעדייה דמנשי) (Date active: 1492)
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
  • Variable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
Variable
Variable
Slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Ascenders are equal to 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
3 May 2024, 10:19 a.m.
23 Apr 2024, 3:13 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina, 'Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 831: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/576/ on 2025-11-28.

Letter

Aleph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 831: Letter - #12753
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Beth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 831: Letter - #12762
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Gimel

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 831: Letter - #12764
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Daleth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 831: Letter - #12763
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He

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 831: Letter - #12756
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Vav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 831: Letter - #12759
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Zayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 831: Letter - #12755
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Ḥeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 831: Letter - #12750
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Ṭeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 831: Letter - #12748
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Yod

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 831: Letter - #12760
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Kaph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 831: Letter - #12754
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Kaph: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 831: Letter - #12761
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Lamed

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 831: Letter - #12751
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Mem

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 831: Letter - #12739
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Mem: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 831: Letter - #12747
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Nun

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 831: Letter - #12757
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Nun: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 831: Letter - #12758
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Samekh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 831: Letter - #12744
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'Ayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 831: Letter - #12752
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Pe

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 831: Letter - #12746
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Pe: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 831: Letter - #12709
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Ṣade

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 831: Letter - #12742
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Ṣade: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 831: Letter - #12708
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Qoph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 831: Letter - #12745
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Resh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 831: Letter - #12743
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Shin/Sin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 831: Letter - #12749
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Tav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 831: Letter - #12736
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