Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1065: Main text scribe - Cursive

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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1065
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1065: Main text scribe - Cursive

Scribe

Mordekhai b. Ḥayim (מרדכי בן חיים) (Date active: 1422)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Sephardi (Italo-Sephardi)
Cursive
Current
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Variable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
Variable
Variable
Quick
  • 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
13 Jun 2024, 1:45 p.m.
13 Jun 2024, 1:24 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina, 'Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1065: Main text scribe - Cursive', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/738/ on 2025-11-28.

Letter

Aleph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1065: Letter - #15899
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Beth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1065: Letter - #15911
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Gimel

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1065: Letter - #15914
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Daleth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1065: Letter - #15898
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He

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1065: Letter - #15919
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Vav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1065: Letter - #15918
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Zayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1065: Letter - #15917
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Ḥeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1065: Letter - #15894
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Ṭeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1065: Letter - #15888
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Yod

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1065: Letter - #15916
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Kaph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1065: Letter - #15913
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Kaph: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1065: Letter - #15909
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Lamed

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1065: Letter - #15887
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Mem

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1065: Letter - #15891
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Mem: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1065: Letter - #15889
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Nun

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1065: Letter - #15915
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Nun: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1065: Letter - #15910
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Samekh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1065: Letter - #15886
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'Ayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1065: Letter - #15892
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Pe

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1065: Letter - #15885
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Pe: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1065: Letter - #15883
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Ṣade

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1065: Letter - #15893
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Ṣade: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1065: Letter - #15882
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Qoph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1065: Letter - #15890
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Resh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1065: Letter - #15896
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Shin/Sin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1065: Letter - #15897
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Tav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1065: Letter - #15895
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Ligature

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1065: Ligature - #15884
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