Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 169

Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 169: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Main text scribe

Sephardi

Non-square (Beinoni)

Bookhand

• In the middle
• Ascenders go above the headline
• Descenders descend below the baseline

Stable

• Stable
• Higher than the height of the line of writing

Variable

Variable

Slow

Irregular spacing

Variable size

• Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
• Descenders are equal to the height of the average letter

• Downstrokes are parallel
• Horizontal strokes are not parallel
• Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
• Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
• Ascenders are parallel among them
• Descenders are parallel among them