Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1128: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1128
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1128: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Samuel b. David ha-Rofe Ibn Shehem known as Burla of Corfu (שמואל בן דוד (הרופא) אבן שהם המכונה בורלא מקורפו) (Date active: 1464 - 1466)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Sephardi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

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

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Ascenders are shorter 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.
20 Jun 2024, 3:21 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina, 'Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1128: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/755/ on 2025-12-04.

Letter

Aleph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1128: Letter - #16302
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Beth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1128: Letter - #16318
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Gimel

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1128: Letter - #16316
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Daleth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1128: Letter - #16322
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He

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1128: Letter - #16320
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Vav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1128: Letter - #16314
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Zayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1128: Letter - #16308
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Ḥeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1128: Letter - #16311
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Ṭeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1128: Letter - #16313
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Yod

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1128: Letter - #16317
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Kaph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1128: Letter - #16315
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Kaph: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1128: Letter - #16307
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Lamed

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1128: Letter - #16310
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Mem

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1128: Letter - #16298
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Mem: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1128: Letter - #16301
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Nun

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1128: Letter - #16321
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Nun: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1128: Letter - #16319
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Samekh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1128: Letter - #16299
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'Ayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1128: Letter - #16312
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Pe

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1128: Letter - #16303
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Pe: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1128: Letter - #16297
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Ṣade

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1128: Letter - #16300
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Ṣade: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1128: Letter - #16323
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Qoph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1128: Letter - #16309
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Resh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1128: Letter - #16304
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Shin/Sin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1128: Letter - #16305
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Tav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1128: Letter - #16306
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