Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 940: Main text scribe 1 - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 940
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 940: Main text scribe 1 - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Solomon b. Isaac ha-Lavan (שלמה בן יצחק הלבן) (Date active: 1470-1472 (active))
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 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
21 May 2024, 1:57 p.m.
21 May 2024, 1:48 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
2 Sep 2025, 9:39 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina

Letter

Aleph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 940: Letter - #14211
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Beth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 940: Letter - #14217
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Gimel

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 940: Letter - #14216
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Daleth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 940: Letter - #14219
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He

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 940: Letter - #14222
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Vav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 940: Letter - #14224
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Zayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 940: Letter - #14218
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Ḥeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 940: Letter - #14202
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Ṭeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 940: Letter - #14198
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Yod

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 940: Letter - #14221
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Kaph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 940: Letter - #14215
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Kaph: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 940: Letter - #14212
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Lamed

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 940: Letter - #14210
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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 940: Letter - #14209
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Mem

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 940: Letter - #14201
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Mem: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 940: Letter - #14205
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Nun

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 940: Letter - #14220
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Nun: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 940: Letter - #14223
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Samekh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 940: Letter - #14199
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'Ayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 940: Letter - #14208
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Pe

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 940: Letter - #14207
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Pe: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 940: Letter - #14197
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Ṣade

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 940: Letter - #14204
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Ṣade: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 940: Letter - #14196
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Qoph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 940: Letter - #14203
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Resh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 940: Letter - #14200
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Shin/Sin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 940: Letter - #14214
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Tav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 940: Letter - #14206
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Ligature

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 940: Ligature - #14213
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