London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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London, BL MS. Add. 19653
British Library (London, United Kingdom)
London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Solomon b. Moses b. Solomon ha-Rofe (שלמה בן משה בן שלמה הרופא) (Date active: 1427)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
שלמה הצעיר ונח"ל בכאמ"ר משה ישר"ו בכמ"ר שלמה הרופא זצ"ל
Full name

Script Definition

Italian
Non-square (Beinoni)
  • Calligraphic
  • Current
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
Slow
Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are not 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
24 Feb 2026, 10:28 a.m.
24 Feb 2026, 9:54 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
24 Feb 2026, 10:28 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1780/ on 2026-02-25.

Justification

London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Justification - #43217
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Letter

Aleph

London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Letter - #43203
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Beth

London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Letter - #43210
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Gimel

London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Letter - #43206
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Daleth

London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Letter - #43192
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He

London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Letter - #43214
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Vav

London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Letter - #43216
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Zayin

London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Letter - #43195
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Ḥeth

London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Letter - #43213
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Ṭeth

London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Letter - #43205
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Yod

London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Letter - #43215
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Kaph

London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Letter - #43211
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Kaph: final

London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Letter - #43212
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Lamed

London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Letter - #43197
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Mem

London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Letter - #43194
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Mem: final

London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Letter - #43196
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London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Letter - #43193
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Nun

London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Letter - #43208
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Nun: final

London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Letter - #43207
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Samekh

London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Letter - #43189
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'Ayin

London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Letter - #43201
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Pe

London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Letter - #43190
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Pe: final

London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Letter - #43187
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Ṣade

London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Letter - #43188
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Ṣade: final

London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Letter - #43191
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Qoph

London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Letter - #43198
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Resh

London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Letter - #43202
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Shin/Sin

London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Letter - #43200
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Tav

London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Letter - #43199
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