Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 814

Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 814: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Benjamin b. Joab (בנימן בן יואב) (Date active: 1403)

Scribe named in the document

Main text scribe

Full name

Italian

Non-square (Beinoni)

Current

Bookhand

Has cursive elements.

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

Variable

Variable

Variable

Variable

Irregular spacing

Variable 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 not parallel among them
• Descenders are not parallel among them