London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Main text scribe 2 - Square

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London, BL MS. Add. 14760
British Library (London, United Kingdom)
London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Main text scribe 2 - Square

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Italian
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 not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
There is shading
29 Jan 2026, 1:24 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Main text scribe 2 - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1697/ on 2026-01-30.

Divine Symbol

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Divine Symbol - #40491
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Justification

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Justification - #40480
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Letter

Aleph

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40452
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Beth

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40471
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Gimel

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40490
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Daleth

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40489
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He

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40486
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London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40485
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Vav

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40482
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Zayin

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40479
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Ḥeth

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40467
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Ṭeth

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40469
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Yod

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40484
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Kaph

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40473
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Kaph: final

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40475
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Lamed

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40481
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Mem

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40466
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Mem: final

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40465
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Nun

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40487
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Nun: final

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40488
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Samekh

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40468
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'Ayin

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40483
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Pe

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40464
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London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40463
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Pe: final

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40454
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Ṣade

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40460
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London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40457
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Ṣade: final

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40450
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Qoph

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40476
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Resh

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40474
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Shin/Sin

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40478
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Tav

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40477
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