London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Main text scribe 1 - Square

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London, BL MS. Add. 14760
British Library (London, United Kingdom)
London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Main text scribe 1 - Square

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

  • Ashkenazi
  • Ashkenazi (Italo-Ashkenazi)
Square
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Very slow
  • Regular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular size
  • Elongated vertically
  • Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are parallel
  • Ascenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
29 Jan 2026, 10:04 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Main text scribe 1 - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1694/ on 2026-01-31.

Divine Symbol

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Divine Symbol - #40421
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Justification

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Justification - #40397
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Letter

Aleph

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40394
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Beth

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40435
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Gimel

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40426
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Daleth

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40436
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He

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40423
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Vav

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40437
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Zayin

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40432
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Ḥeth

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40424
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Ṭeth

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40420
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Yod

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40430
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Kaph

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40410
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Kaph: final

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40405
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Lamed

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40407
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Mem

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40382
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Mem: final

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40390
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Nun

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40395
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Nun: final

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40398
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Samekh

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40392
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'Ayin

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40403
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Pe

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40388
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Pe: final

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40380
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Ṣade

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40383
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Ṣade: final

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40381
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Qoph

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40402
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London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40428
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Resh

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40401
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Shin/Sin

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40413
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Tav

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40399
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