Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1198: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1198
Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1198: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Solomon (שלמה) (Date active: 1487)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

  • Italian
  • Ashkenazi
  • Ashkenazi (Italo-Ashkenazi)
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand
The manuscript is uneven in terms of the quality of the handwriting. Sometimes it gets calligrahic, in some places it becomes careless. It also has cursive features.

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the middle
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
  • Variable
  • Wider than the width of an average he
Variable
Slow
Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Regular 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 parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
25 Sep 2024, 10:32 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1198: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/891/ on 2025-11-28.

Letter

Aleph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1198: Letter - #19454
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Beth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1198: Letter - #19436
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Gimel

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1198: Letter - #19452
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Daleth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1198: Letter - #19442
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He

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1198: Letter - #19461
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Vav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1198: Letter - #19457
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Zayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1198: Letter - #19458
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Ḥeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1198: Letter - #19444
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Ṭeth

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1198: Letter - #19437
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Yod

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1198: Letter - #19459
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Kaph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1198: Letter - #19455
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Kaph: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1198: Letter - #19447
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Lamed

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1198: Letter - #19453
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Mem

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1198: Letter - #19441
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Mem: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1198: Letter - #19450
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Nun

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1198: Letter - #19446
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Nun: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1198: Letter - #19448
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Samekh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1198: Letter - #19449
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'Ayin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1198: Letter - #19451
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Pe

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1198: Letter - #19445
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Pe: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1198: Letter - #19435
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Ṣade

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1198: Letter - #19439
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Ṣade: final

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1198: Letter - #19460
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Qoph

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1198: Letter - #19438
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Resh

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1198: Letter - #19440
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Shin/Sin

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1198: Letter - #19456
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Tav

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1198: Letter - #19443
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Nexus

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1198: Nexus - #19462
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