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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1168: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Item

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1168

Collection

Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)

Name

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1168: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Isaac b. Solomon Delbari (יצחק בן שלמה דלבארי) (Date active: 1452-1456)

Scribe Identifications

Scribe named in the document

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Full name

Script Definition

Script Type

Sephardi

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)

Script Quality

Current

Script Function

Bookhand

Script Observations

Sfardata record defines the mode as "cursive". Absense of loop-shaped he, loop-shaped qoph, e-shaped shin/sin, consistent loop-shaped tav along with other features made me choose to define it as "non-square" here.

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

Ascenders go above the headline
Descenders descend below the baseline

Text Density

Stable

Spaces Between Lines

Variable
Higher than the height of the line of writing

Spaces Between Words

Variable

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Variable

Letters in a Word

Irregular spacing
Nesting
Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Variable size

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter

Parallelism Between Strokes

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

Published: 26 Jun 2024, 2:45 p.m.

Created: 26 Jun 2024, 1:46 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Entry Authors: Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: Evgeniya Zarubina, 'Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1168: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/782/ on 2025-11-28.

Letter

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1168: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Script Definition

Global Aspect of the Script

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Letter

Aleph

Beth

Gimel

Daleth

He

Vav

Zayin

Ḥeth

Ṭeth

Yod

Kaph

Kaph: final

Lamed

Mem

Mem: final

Nun

Nun: final

Samekh

'Ayin

Pe

Pe: final

Ṣade

Ṣade: final

Qoph

Resh

Shin/Sin

Tav

Ligature