London, BL MS. Add. 22092: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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London, BL MS. Add. 22092
British Library (London, United Kingdom)
London, BL MS. Add. 22092: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Raphael (רפאל) (Date active: 1403)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
רפאל
Full name

Script Definition

  • Ashkenazi
  • Ashkenazi (France)
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Variable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
Variable
Variable
Slow
Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Variable size
  • Elongated vertically
  • Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are not parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are parallel
  • Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are not parallel among them
  • Descenders are not parallel among them
19 Feb 2026, 11:36 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'London, BL MS. Add. 22092: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1768/ on 2026-02-26.

Justification

London, BL MS. Add. 22092: Justification - #42783
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Letter

Aleph

London, BL MS. Add. 22092: Letter - #42772
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Beth

London, BL MS. Add. 22092: Letter - #42775
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Gimel

London, BL MS. Add. 22092: Letter - #42770
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Daleth

London, BL MS. Add. 22092: Letter - #42776
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He

London, BL MS. Add. 22092: Letter - #42779
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Vav

London, BL MS. Add. 22092: Letter - #42778
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Zayin

London, BL MS. Add. 22092: Letter - #42766
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Ḥeth

London, BL MS. Add. 22092: Letter - #42750
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Ṭeth

London, BL MS. Add. 22092: Letter - #42749
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Yod

London, BL MS. Add. 22092: Letter - #42781
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Kaph

London, BL MS. Add. 22092: Letter - #42771
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Kaph: final

London, BL MS. Add. 22092: Letter - #42769
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Lamed

London, BL MS. Add. 22092: Letter - #42752
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Mem

London, BL MS. Add. 22092: Letter - #42756
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Mem: final

London, BL MS. Add. 22092: Letter - #42758
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Nun

London, BL MS. Add. 22092: Letter - #42780
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Nun: final

London, BL MS. Add. 22092: Letter - #42782
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Samekh

London, BL MS. Add. 22092: Letter - #42757
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'Ayin

London, BL MS. Add. 22092: Letter - #42777
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Pe

London, BL MS. Add. 22092: Letter - #42774
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Pe: final

London, BL MS. Add. 22092: Letter - #42753
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Ṣade

London, BL MS. Add. 22092: Letter - #42768
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Ṣade: final

London, BL MS. Add. 22092: Letter - #42748
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Qoph

London, BL MS. Add. 22092: Letter - #42762
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Resh

London, BL MS. Add. 22092: Letter - #42761
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Shin/Sin

London, BL MS. Add. 22092: Letter - #42760
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Tav

London, BL MS. Add. 22092: Letter - #42751
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