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London, BL MS. Or. 2786: Main text scribe - Square

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Item

London, BL MS. Or. 2786

Collection

British Library (London, United Kingdom)

Name

London, BL MS. Or. 2786: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Joseph (יוסף) (Date active: 1427)

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Role Observations

Sfardata record mentions Joseph as a scribe of this ms, however, it is not clear why. This name is not mentioned in the colophon and there is no mention in the record of the pages where the letters of this name are poined out. Thus, this scribal attribution remains dubious until further research.

Script Definition

Script Type

Ashkenazi

Script Mode

Square

Script Quality

Calligraphic
Current

Script Function

Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

Attached to the headline
Ascenders go above the headline
Descenders descend below the baseline

Text Density

Stable

Spaces Between Lines

Stable
Higher than the height of the line of writing

Spaces Between Words

Variable

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Variable

Text Rapidity

Very slow

Letters in a Word

Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Variable size

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
Descenders are equal to the height of the average letter
Descenders are shorter than the height of the average letter

Parallelism Between Strokes

Downstrokes are parallel
Horizontal strokes are parallel
Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
Descenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
Ascenders are parallel among them
Descenders are not parallel among them

Width of the Stroke

There is shading

Created: 23 Feb 2026, 11:31 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'London, BL MS. Or. 2786: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1777/ on 2026-02-26.