Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 187

Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 187: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni); Cursive

Scribe not identified

Main text scribe

Italian

• Non-square (Beinoni)
• Cursive

Calligraphic

Bookhand

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

Stable

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

• Variable
• Wider than the width of an average he

• Variable
• Broader than the width of an average vav

Quick

Irregular spacing

• Regular size
• Elongated horizontally

• Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
• Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter

• Downstrokes are 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