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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1202: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Item

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1202

Collection

Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)

Name

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1202: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Saadia b. David ha-Teimani (סעדיה בן דוד התימני) (Date active: 1465-1485 (active))

Scribe Identifications

Scribe identified by handwriting

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Role Observations

Sfardata record identifies Saadia ha-Teimani as a scribe although his name is not directly mentioned in the colophon.

Script Definition

Script Type

Yemenite

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)

Script Quality

Current

Script Function

Bookhand

Script Observations

Ktiv record defines the script as "Oriental". It also has a significant amount of square features.

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

Ascenders go above the headline
Descenders descend below the baseline

Text Density

Variable

Spaces Between Lines

Variable

Spaces Between Words

Variable

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Variable

Text Rapidity

Slow

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
Ascenders are equal to 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: 10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m.

Created: 4 Jul 2024, 11:26 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Entry Authors: Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: Evgeniya Zarubina, 'Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1202: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/799/ on 2025-12-04.

Letter

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1202: 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