London, BL MS. Add. 10456: Main text scribe - Square

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London, BL MS. Add. 10456
British Library (London, United Kingdom)
London, BL MS. Add. 10456: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Nehemiah b. Jacob ha-Sofer (נחמיה בן יעקב הסופר) (Date active: 1348)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
נחמיה ב"ר יעקב סופר סתם
Full name

Script Definition

  • Ashkenazi
  • Ashkenazi (Germany and Eastern Europe)
Square
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the middle
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Equal to 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

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
6 Feb 2026, 10:52 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'London, BL MS. Add. 10456: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1716/ on 2026-02-06.

Justification

London, BL MS. Add. 10456: Justification - #41202
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Letter

Aleph

London, BL MS. Add. 10456: Letter - #41215
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Beth

London, BL MS. Add. 10456: Letter - #41211
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Gimel

London, BL MS. Add. 10456: Letter - #41194
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Daleth

London, BL MS. Add. 10456: Letter - #41221
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He

London, BL MS. Add. 10456: Letter - #41220
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Vav

London, BL MS. Add. 10456: Letter - #41219
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Zayin

London, BL MS. Add. 10456: Letter - #41217
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Ḥeth

London, BL MS. Add. 10456: Letter - #41218
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Ṭeth

London, BL MS. Add. 10456: Letter - #41198
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Yod

London, BL MS. Add. 10456: Letter - #41216
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Kaph

London, BL MS. Add. 10456: Letter - #41210
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Kaph: final

London, BL MS. Add. 10456: Letter - #41212
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Lamed

London, BL MS. Add. 10456: Letter - #41207
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Mem

London, BL MS. Add. 10456: Letter - #41196
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Mem: final

London, BL MS. Add. 10456: Letter - #41197
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Nun

London, BL MS. Add. 10456: Letter - #41206
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Nun: final

London, BL MS. Add. 10456: Letter - #41208
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Samekh

London, BL MS. Add. 10456: Letter - #41193
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'Ayin

London, BL MS. Add. 10456: Letter - #41209
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Pe

London, BL MS. Add. 10456: Letter - #41203
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Pe: final

London, BL MS. Add. 10456: Letter - #41192
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Ṣade

London, BL MS. Add. 10456: Letter - #41201
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Ṣade: final

London, BL MS. Add. 10456: Letter - #41199
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Qoph

London, BL MS. Add. 10456: Letter - #41204
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Resh

London, BL MS. Add. 10456: Letter - #41205
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Shin/Sin

London, BL MS. Add. 10456: Letter - #41195
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Tav

London, BL MS. Add. 10456: Letter - #41200
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