Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 964: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 964
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 964: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Elya (אליא) (Date active: 1455)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Byzantine
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
Bookhand
BnF record defines the script as "Sephardic".

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the middle
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Equal to the height of the line of writing
Variable
Variable
Slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting

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 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.
31 May 2024, 10:46 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina

Letter

Aleph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 964: Letter - #14896
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Beth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 964: Letter - #14906
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Gimel

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 964: Letter - #14900
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Daleth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 964: Letter - #14913
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He

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 964: Letter - #14901
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Vav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 964: Letter - #14910
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Zayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 964: Letter - #14908
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Ḥeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 964: Letter - #14881
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Ṭeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 964: Letter - #14878
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Yod

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 964: Letter - #14909
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Kaph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 964: Letter - #14895
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Kaph: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 964: Letter - #14894
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Lamed

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 964: Letter - #14882
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Mem

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 964: Letter - #14872
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Mem: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 964: Letter - #14893
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Nun

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 964: Letter - #14916
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Nun: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 964: Letter - #14911
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Samekh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 964: Letter - #14874
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'Ayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 964: Letter - #14873
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Pe

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 964: Letter - #14884
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Pe: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 964: Letter - #14886
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Ṣade

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 964: Letter - #14902
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Ṣade: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 964: Letter - #14898
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Qoph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 964: Letter - #14905
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Resh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 964: Letter - #14914
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Shin/Sin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 964: Letter - #14889
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Tav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 964: Letter - #14876
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