London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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London, BL MS. Add. 26968
British Library (London, United Kingdom)
London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Moses b. Yakutiel Ḥefeṣ of Ṣafroni family (משה בן יקותיאל חפץ ממשפחת הצפרוני) (Date active: 1383)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
משה בכמ"ר יקותיאל חפץ ממשפחת הצפרוני
Full name

Script Definition

Italian
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
Variable
  • Variable
  • No space (letters touch each other)
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Slow
Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • Ascenders are equal to 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 not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
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9 Feb 2026, 9:14 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1719/ on 2026-02-11.

Decoration

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Decoration - #41352
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London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Decoration - #41353
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London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Decoration - #41351
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Divine Symbol

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Divine Symbol - #41329
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Justification

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Justification - #41343
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Letter

Aleph

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Letter - #41330
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Beth

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Letter - #41332
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Gimel

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Letter - #41346
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Daleth

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Letter - #41349
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He

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Letter - #41348
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Vav

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Letter - #41345
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Zayin

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Letter - #41344
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Ḥeth

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Letter - #41339
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Ṭeth

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Letter - #41336
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Yod

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Letter - #41347
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Kaph

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Letter - #41334
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Kaph: final

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Letter - #41335
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Lamed

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Letter - #41333
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Mem

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Letter - #41324
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Mem: final

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Letter - #41323
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Nun

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Letter - #41341
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Nun: final

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Letter - #41342
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Samekh

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Letter - #41328
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'Ayin

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Letter - #41331
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Pe

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Letter - #41325
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Pe: final

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Letter - #41321
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Ṣade

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Letter - #41326
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Ṣade: final

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Letter - #41322
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Qoph

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Letter - #41337
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Resh

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Letter - #41340
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Shin/Sin

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Letter - #41327
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Tav

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Letter - #41338
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Nexus

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Nexus - #41350
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