Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 904: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 904
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 904: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Sephardi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
Bookhand
Ktiv record identifies the script as "Provençal".

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Variable
  • Stable
  • 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
  • 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 parallel among them
  • Descenders are not parallel among them
10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m.
3 May 2024, 10:44 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina, 'Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 904: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/595/ on 2025-12-04.

Letter

Aleph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 904: Letter - #13278
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Beth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 904: Letter - #13266
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Gimel

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 904: Letter - #13267
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Daleth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 904: Letter - #13265
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He

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 904: Letter - #13270
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Vav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 904: Letter - #13274
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Zayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 904: Letter - #13273
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Ḥeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 904: Letter - #13251
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Ṭeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 904: Letter - #13249
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Yod

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 904: Letter - #13276
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Kaph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 904: Letter - #13277
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Kaph: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 904: Letter - #13279
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Lamed

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 904: Letter - #13275
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Mem

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 904: Letter - #13246
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Mem: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 904: Letter - #13248
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Nun

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 904: Letter - #13260
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Nun: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 904: Letter - #13261
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Samekh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 904: Letter - #13245
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'Ayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 904: Letter - #13271
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Pe

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 904: Letter - #13254
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Pe: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 904: Letter - #13247
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Ṣade

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 904: Letter - #13252
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Ṣade: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 904: Letter - #13250
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Qoph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 904: Letter - #13259
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Resh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 904: Letter - #13262
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Shin/Sin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 904: Letter - #13269
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Tav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 904: Letter - #13257
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