Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 640: Main text scribe - Square
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Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 640: Main text scribe - Square
Scribe
Main text scribe
Scribe's name is not directly mentioned in the colophon as rendered in Sfardata record. It is possible that scribe's name is singled out in the Blessing of the beginning of the month (as is the date) but further investigation is required.
Script Definition
Ashkenazi
Square
Monumental
Bookhand
Global Aspect of the Script
- Ascenders go above the headline
- Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
- Stable
- Equal to the height of the line of writing
- Stable
- Smaller than the width of an average he
- Stable
- Smaller than the width of an average vav
Very slow
Regular spacing
Approximate Size of Average Letters
- Regular size
- Elongated vertically
- Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
- Descenders are equal to the height of the average letter
- Downstrokes are parallel
- Horizontal strokes are parallel
- Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
- Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
- Ascenders are parallel among them
- Descenders are parallel among them
Letter
Aleph
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 640: Letter - #19585

Beth
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 640: Letter - #19591

Gimel
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 640: Letter - #19596

Daleth
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 640: Letter - #19586

He
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 640: Letter - #19599

Vav
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 640: Letter - #19600

Zayin
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 640: Letter - #19595

Ḥeth
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 640: Letter - #19587

Ṭeth
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 640: Letter - #19589

Yod
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 640: Letter - #19601

Kaph
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 640: Letter - #19590

Kaph: final
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 640: Letter - #19594

Lamed
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 640: Letter - #19598

Mem
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 640: Letter - #19577

Mem: final
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 640: Letter - #19576

Nun
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 640: Letter - #19593

Nun: final
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 640: Letter - #19592

Samekh
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 640: Letter - #19575

'Ayin
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 640: Letter - #19597

Pe
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 640: Letter - #19578

Pe: final
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 640: Letter - #19574

Ṣade
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 640: Letter - #19579

Ṣade: final
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 640: Letter - #19580

Qoph
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 640: Letter - #19582

Resh
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 640: Letter - #19583

Shin/Sin
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 640: Letter - #19588

Tav
Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 640: Letter - #19581
