London, BL MS. Harley 150: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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London, BL MS. Harley 150
British Library (London, United Kingdom)
London, BL MS. Harley 150: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Joseph b. Nathan (יוסף בן נתן) (Date active: 1257)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
The first scribe of the ms. According to Sfardata, the second scribe of the ms has never written a whole page.
יוסף הסופר בר' נתן
Full name

Script Definition

  • Ashkenazi
  • Ashkenazi (France)
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • 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
  • No space (letters touch each other)
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are equal to 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
There is no shading
27 Jan 2026, 12:48 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'London, BL MS. Harley 150: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1686/ on 2026-01-28.

Justification

London, BL MS. Harley 150: Justification - #40236
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Letter

Aleph

London, BL MS. Harley 150: Letter - #40223
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Beth

London, BL MS. Harley 150: Letter - #40243
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Gimel

London, BL MS. Harley 150: Letter - #40241
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Daleth

London, BL MS. Harley 150: Letter - #40245
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He

London, BL MS. Harley 150: Letter - #40237
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Vav

London, BL MS. Harley 150: Letter - #40238
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Zayin

London, BL MS. Harley 150: Letter - #40177
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Ḥeth

London, BL MS. Harley 150: Letter - #40216
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Ṭeth

London, BL MS. Harley 150: Letter - #40186
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Yod

London, BL MS. Harley 150: Letter - #40231
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Kaph

London, BL MS. Harley 150: Letter - #40189
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Kaph: final

London, BL MS. Harley 150: Letter - #40235
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Lamed

London, BL MS. Harley 150: Letter - #40230
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Mem

London, BL MS. Harley 150: Letter - #40194
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Mem: final

London, BL MS. Harley 150: Letter - #40169
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Nun

London, BL MS. Harley 150: Letter - #40218
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Nun: final

London, BL MS. Harley 150: Letter - #40219
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Samekh

London, BL MS. Harley 150: Letter - #40168
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'Ayin

London, BL MS. Harley 150: Letter - #40203
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Pe

London, BL MS. Harley 150: Letter - #40180
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Pe: final

London, BL MS. Harley 150: Letter - #40207
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Ṣade

London, BL MS. Harley 150: Letter - #40182
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Ṣade: final

London, BL MS. Harley 150: Letter - #40124
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Qoph

London, BL MS. Harley 150: Letter - #40176
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Resh

London, BL MS. Harley 150: Letter - #40184
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Shin/Sin

London, BL MS. Harley 150: Letter - #40211
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Tav

London, BL MS. Harley 150: Letter - #40179
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Nexus

London, BL MS. Harley 150: Nexus - #40167
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