Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 916: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 916
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 916: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Isaac ha-Levi (יצחק הלוי) (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
  • 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 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.
13 May 2024, 11:36 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina, 'Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 916: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/613/ on 2025-11-23.

Letter

Aleph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 916: Letter - #13640
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Beth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 916: Letter - #13647
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Gimel

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 916: Letter - #13646
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Daleth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 916: Letter - #13642
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He

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 916: Letter - #13654
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Vav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 916: Letter - #13648
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Zayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 916: Letter - #13643
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Ḥeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 916: Letter - #13633
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Ṭeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 916: Letter - #13639
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Yod

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 916: Letter - #13651
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Kaph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 916: Letter - #13636
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Kaph: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 916: Letter - #13638
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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 916: Letter - #13637
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Lamed

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 916: Letter - #13653
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Mem

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 916: Letter - #13627
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Mem: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 916: Letter - #13631
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Nun

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 916: Letter - #13644
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Nun: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 916: Letter - #13649
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Samekh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 916: Letter - #13634
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'Ayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 916: Letter - #13655
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Pe

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 916: Letter - #13632
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Pe: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 916: Letter - #13628
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Ṣade

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 916: Letter - #13629
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Ṣade: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 916: Letter - #13630
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Qoph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 916: Letter - #13650
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Resh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 916: Letter - #13652
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Shin/Sin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 916: Letter - #13641
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Tav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 916: Letter - #13635
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Ligature

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 916: Ligature - #13645
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