Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1342

Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 1342: Main text scribe - Square

Jacob from Corinaldo (יעקב מקורינאלדו) (Date active: 1485)

Scribe identified by handwriting

Main text scribe

(Other)

The name Yaakov is highlighted on pages 13b, 16b, 28b, 29b, 30b, 32a, 60a, 74b

Italian

Square

Calligraphic

Display

Scholars'

• In the upper part
• Ascenders go above the headline
• Descenders descend below the baseline

Stable

• Stable
• Equal to the height of the line of writing

Variable

Variable

Slow

Irregular spacing

• Regular size
• Square

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

• Downstrokes are parallel
• Horizontal strokes are 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

• Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
• There is shading