Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 998: Main text scribe 2 - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 998
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 998: Main text scribe 2 - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Sephardi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand
Has cursive features (e.g. hamza-shaped aleph appearing as an allograph).

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
  • Equal to 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.
5 Jun 2024, 3:10 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
2 Sep 2025, 9:53 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina

Letter

Aleph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 998: Letter - #15334
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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 998: Letter - #15344
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Beth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 998: Letter - #15340
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Gimel

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 998: Letter - #15346
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Daleth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 998: Letter - #15337
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He

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 998: Letter - #15345
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Vav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 998: Letter - #15349
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Zayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 998: Letter - #15343
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Ḥeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 998: Letter - #15332
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Ṭeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 998: Letter - #15329
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Yod

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 998: Letter - #15348
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Kaph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 998: Letter - #15342
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Kaph: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 998: Letter - #15347
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Lamed

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 998: Letter - #15339
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Mem

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 998: Letter - #15298
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Mem: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 998: Letter - #15297
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Nun

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 998: Letter - #15335
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Nun: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 998: Letter - #15338
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Samekh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 998: Letter - #15296
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'Ayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 998: Letter - #15341
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Pe

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 998: Letter - #15299
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Pe: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 998: Letter - #15292
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Ṣade

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 998: Letter - #15294
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Ṣade: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 998: Letter - #15293
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Qoph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 998: Letter - #15336
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Resh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 998: Letter - #15333
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Shin/Sin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 998: Letter - #15331
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Tav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 998: Letter - #15330
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Ligature

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 998: Ligature - #15295
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