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

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

Scribe

Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Sephardi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand
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

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Variable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
Variable
Variable
  • 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

Letter

Aleph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1168: Letter - #16558
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Beth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1168: Letter - #16570
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Gimel

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1168: Letter - #16571
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Daleth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1168: Letter - #16569
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He

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1168: Letter - #16565
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Vav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1168: Letter - #16561
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Zayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1168: Letter - #16568
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Ḥeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1168: Letter - #16564
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Ṭeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1168: Letter - #16567
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Yod

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1168: Letter - #16566
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Kaph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1168: Letter - #16555
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Kaph: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1168: Letter - #16559
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Lamed

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1168: Letter - #16554
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Mem

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1168: Letter - #16553
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Mem: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1168: Letter - #16552
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Nun

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1168: Letter - #16560
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Nun: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1168: Letter - #16557
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Samekh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1168: Letter - #16548
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'Ayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1168: Letter - #16562
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Pe

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1168: Letter - #16556
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Pe: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1168: Letter - #16546
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Ṣade

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1168: Letter - #16547
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Ṣade: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1168: Letter - #16545
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Qoph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1168: Letter - #16551
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Resh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1168: Letter - #16549
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Shin/Sin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1168: Letter - #16563
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Tav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1168: Letter - #16550
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Ligature

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1168: Ligature - #16572
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