Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1221: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1221
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1221: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Menahem b. Benjamin (מנחם בן בנימן) (Date active: 1285 - 1287)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Italian
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand
Sfardata record remarks that this is "proto semi-cursive".

Global Aspect of the Script

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

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Variable size
  • Elongated vertically
  • 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
10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m.
9 Jul 2024, 10:53 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina
Evgeniya Zarubina, 'Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1221: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/805/ on 2025-12-04.

Letter

Aleph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1221: Letter - #17169
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Beth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1221: Letter - #17189
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Gimel

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1221: Letter - #17185
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Daleth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1221: Letter - #17197
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He

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1221: Letter - #17178
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Vav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1221: Letter - #17181
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Zayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1221: Letter - #17199
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Ḥeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1221: Letter - #17175
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Ṭeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1221: Letter - #17167
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Yod

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1221: Letter - #17183
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Kaph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1221: Letter - #17177
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Kaph: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1221: Letter - #17186
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Lamed

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1221: Letter - #17164
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Mem

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1221: Letter - #17166
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Mem: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1221: Letter - #17171
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Nun

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1221: Letter - #17174
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Nun: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1221: Letter - #17173
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Samekh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1221: Letter - #17176
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'Ayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1221: Letter - #17168
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Pe

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1221: Letter - #17172
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Pe: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1221: Letter - #17179
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Ṣade

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1221: Letter - #17170
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Ṣade: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1221: Letter - #17163
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Qoph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1221: Letter - #17184
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Resh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1221: Letter - #17180
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Shin/Sin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1221: Letter - #17165
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Tav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1221: Letter - #17182
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