London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Main text scribe - Cursive

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London, BL MS. Add. 18831
British Library (London, United Kingdom)
London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Main text scribe - Cursive

Scribe

Samuel b. Matatiya Demili Russo (שמואל תלמיד הרופאים בן מתתיא דמילי רוסו אביחייל) (Date active: 1479)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

  • Sephardi
  • Sephardi (Italo-Sephardi)
  • Italian
Cursive
Current
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
Variable
Variable
Variable
Quick
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

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 not 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
There is no shading
23 Mar 2026, 12:11 p.m.
23 Mar 2026, 11:35 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
23 Mar 2026, 12:11 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Main text scribe - Cursive', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1881/ on 2026-05-27.

Justification

London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Justification - #45353
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Letter

Aleph

London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Letter - #45334
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Beth

London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Letter - #45350
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Gimel

London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Letter - #45344
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Daleth

London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Letter - #45343
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He

London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Letter - #45336
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Vav

London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Letter - #45349
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Zayin

London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Letter - #45335
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Ḥeth

London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Letter - #45317
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Ṭeth

London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Letter - #45322
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Yod

London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Letter - #45352
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Kaph

London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Letter - #45347
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Kaph: final

London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Letter - #45333
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Lamed

London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Letter - #45346
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London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Letter - #45358
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Mem

London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Letter - #45340
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Mem: final

London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Letter - #45325
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Nun

London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Letter - #45329
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Nun: final

London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Letter - #45348
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Samekh

London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Letter - #45331
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'Ayin

London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Letter - #45320
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Pe

London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Letter - #45332
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Pe: final

London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Letter - #45316
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Ṣade

London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Letter - #45326
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Ṣade: final

London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Letter - #45315
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Qoph

London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Letter - #45319
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London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Letter - #45337
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Resh

London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Letter - #45342
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Shin/Sin

London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Letter - #45338
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Tav

London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Letter - #45339
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London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Letter - #45341
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Ligature-Connected

London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Ligature-Connected - #45354
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London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Ligature-Connected - #45355
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London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Ligature-Connected - #45356
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London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Ligature-Connected - #45357
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London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Ligature-Connected - #45351
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Nexus

London, BL MS. Add. 18831: Nexus - #45345
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