London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Main text scribe 1 - Square

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London, BL MS. Add. 17049
British Library (London, United Kingdom)
London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Main text scribe 1 - Square

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe
Here seems to be the same case as in BL MS. Add. 17050. The text at the centre of the page (in square Sephardic) seems to have been written earlier than the commentary text on the margins (in non-square Ashkenazic). Evidence to support these include different color of the ink, various state of fading of the ink, and difference in the style of the script mentioned above. Since the colophon containing the name of the scribe is clearly written in Ashkenazic script, I link only the Ashkenazic specimen to the scribe, leaving the Sephardic specimen with "Scribe not identified".

Script Definition

Sephardi
Square
Calligraphic
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
  • 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 longer than 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
There is shading
12 Feb 2026, 2:30 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
12 Feb 2026, 2:38 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Main text scribe 1 - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1738/ on 2026-02-16.

Justification

London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Justification - #42158
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Letter

Aleph

London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42127
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Beth

London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42174
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Gimel

London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42165
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Daleth

London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42175
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He

London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42139
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Vav

London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42176
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Zayin

London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42171
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Ḥeth

London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42138
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Ṭeth

London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42131
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Yod

London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42173
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Kaph

London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42161
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Kaph: final

London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42156
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Lamed

London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42137
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Mem

London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42133
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Mem: final

London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42135
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Nun

London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42170
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Nun: final

London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42157
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Samekh

London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42134
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'Ayin

London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42136
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Pe

London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42086
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Pe: final

London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42087
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Ṣade

London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42085
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Ṣade: final

London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42083
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Qoph

London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42130
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Resh

London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42132
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Shin/Sin

London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42128
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Tav

London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42129
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Nexus

London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Nexus - #42172
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