Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 946: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 946
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 946: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Judah b. Eliezer (יהודה בן אלעזר) (Date active: 1441)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Byzantine
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
  • Stable
  • Wider than the width of an average he
Variable
Slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Regular size
  • Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Ascenders are not parallel among them
  • Horizontal strokes are parallel
  • Descenders are not parallel among them
Nesting and overarching is mostly characteristic of gimel, tav and nun (e.g. combinations of tav+nun).
10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m.
24 May 2024, 10:30 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina

Letter

Aleph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 946: Letter - #14464
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Beth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 946: Letter - #14485
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Gimel

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 946: Letter - #14486
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Daleth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 946: Letter - #14484
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He

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 946: Letter - #14479
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Vav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 946: Letter - #14481
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Zayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 946: Letter - #14480
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Ḥeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 946: Letter - #14465
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Ṭeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 946: Letter - #14467
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Yod

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 946: Letter - #14482
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Kaph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 946: Letter - #14477
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Kaph: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 946: Letter - #14474
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Lamed

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 946: Letter - #14483
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Mem

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 946: Letter - #14460
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Mem: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 946: Letter - #14461
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Nun

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 946: Letter - #14475
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Nun: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 946: Letter - #14476
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Samekh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 946: Letter - #14468
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'Ayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 946: Letter - #14478
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Pe

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 946: Letter - #14469
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Pe: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 946: Letter - #14470
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Ṣade

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 946: Letter - #14463
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Ṣade: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 946: Letter - #14459
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Qoph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 946: Letter - #14472
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Resh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 946: Letter - #14473
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Shin/Sin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 946: Letter - #14462
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Tav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 946: Letter - #14471
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Ligature

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 946: Ligature - #14466
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