Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1237: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1237
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1237: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Siman Ṭov b. David Barceloni of Syracuse (סימן טוב בן דוד ברצלוני מסרקוסת אצקלייא) (Date active: 1438)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Sephardi
Non-square (Beinoni)
  • Current
  • Untrained
Bookhand
The script seems to have Oriental features.

Global Aspect of the Script

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

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • 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
28 Aug 2024, 4:42 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1237: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/854/ on 2025-11-28.

Letter

Aleph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1237: Letter - #18372
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Beth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1237: Letter - #18388
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Gimel

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1237: Letter - #18392
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Daleth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1237: Letter - #18387
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He

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1237: Letter - #18402
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Vav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1237: Letter - #18409
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Zayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1237: Letter - #18406
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Ḥeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1237: Letter - #18379
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Ṭeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1237: Letter - #18378
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Yod

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1237: Letter - #18412
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Kaph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1237: Letter - #18399
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Kaph: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1237: Letter - #18380
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Lamed

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1237: Letter - #18386
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Mem

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1237: Letter - #18374
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Mem: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1237: Letter - #18376
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Nun

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1237: Letter - #18389
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Nun: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1237: Letter - #18382
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Samekh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1237: Letter - #18377
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'Ayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1237: Letter - #18385
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Pe

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1237: Letter - #18373
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Pe: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1237: Letter - #18375
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Ṣade

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1237: Letter - #18371
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Ṣade: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1237: Letter - #18369
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Qoph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1237: Letter - #18384
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Resh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1237: Letter - #18383
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Shin/Sin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1237: Letter - #18370
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Tav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1237: Letter - #18381
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