London, BL MS. Or. 1470: Main text scribe - Square

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London, BL MS. Or. 1470
British Library (London, United Kingdom)
London, BL MS. Or. 1470: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

David b. Benaiah b. Saadia b. Zechariah (דוד בן בניה בן סעדיה בן זכריה) (Date active: 1484)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Yemenite
Square
Calligraphic
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
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Very slow
  • Regular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

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
  • Downstrokes are parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are parallel
  • Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are not parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
There is no shading
25 Mar 2026, 1:37 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'London, BL MS. Or. 1470: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1891/ on 2026-04-26.

Divine Symbol

London, BL MS. Or. 1470: Divine Symbol - #45560
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London, BL MS. Or. 1470: Divine Symbol - #45562
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Justification

London, BL MS. Or. 1470: Justification - #45578
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Letter

Aleph

London, BL MS. Or. 1470: Letter - #45572
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Beth

London, BL MS. Or. 1470: Letter - #45574
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Gimel

London, BL MS. Or. 1470: Letter - #45567
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Daleth

London, BL MS. Or. 1470: Letter - #45573
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He

London, BL MS. Or. 1470: Letter - #45575
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Vav

London, BL MS. Or. 1470: Letter - #45576
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Zayin

London, BL MS. Or. 1470: Letter - #45558
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Ḥeth

London, BL MS. Or. 1470: Letter - #45571
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Ṭeth

London, BL MS. Or. 1470: Letter - #45570
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Yod

London, BL MS. Or. 1470: Letter - #45577
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Kaph

London, BL MS. Or. 1470: Letter - #45563
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Kaph: final

London, BL MS. Or. 1470: Letter - #45564
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Lamed

London, BL MS. Or. 1470: Letter - #45569
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Mem

London, BL MS. Or. 1470: Letter - #45559
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Mem: final

London, BL MS. Or. 1470: Letter - #45554
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Nun

London, BL MS. Or. 1470: Letter - #45557
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Nun: final

London, BL MS. Or. 1470: Letter - #45565
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Samekh

London, BL MS. Or. 1470: Letter - #45551
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'Ayin

London, BL MS. Or. 1470: Letter - #45555
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Pe

London, BL MS. Or. 1470: Letter - #45550
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Pe: final

London, BL MS. Or. 1470: Letter - #45549
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Ṣade

London, BL MS. Or. 1470: Letter - #45548
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Ṣade: final

London, BL MS. Or. 1470: Letter - #45547
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Qoph

London, BL MS. Or. 1470: Letter - #45566
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Resh

London, BL MS. Or. 1470: Letter - #45556
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Shin/Sin

London, BL MS. Or. 1470: Letter - #45552
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Tav

London, BL MS. Or. 1470: Letter - #45553
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Nexus

London, BL MS. Or. 1470: Nexus - #45568
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