London, BL MS. Or. 2354: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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London, BL MS. Or. 2354
British Library (London, United Kingdom)
London, BL MS. Or. 2354: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Yemenite
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the middle
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
  • Variable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
Variable
Slow
  • 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
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30 Mar 2026, 11:04 a.m.
30 Mar 2026, 10:12 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
30 Mar 2026, 11:04 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'London, BL MS. Or. 2354: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1904/ on 2026-04-27.

Justification

London, BL MS. Or. 2354: Justification - #45685
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Letter

Aleph

London, BL MS. Or. 2354: Letter - #45678
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Beth

London, BL MS. Or. 2354: Letter - #45659
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Gimel

London, BL MS. Or. 2354: Letter - #45677
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Daleth

London, BL MS. Or. 2354: Letter - #45681
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He

London, BL MS. Or. 2354: Letter - #45684
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Vav

London, BL MS. Or. 2354: Letter - #45683
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Zayin

London, BL MS. Or. 2354: Letter - #45670
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Ḥeth

London, BL MS. Or. 2354: Letter - #45665
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Ṭeth

London, BL MS. Or. 2354: Letter - #45664
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Yod

London, BL MS. Or. 2354: Letter - #45682
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Kaph

London, BL MS. Or. 2354: Letter - #45655
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Kaph: final

London, BL MS. Or. 2354: Letter - #45661
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Lamed

London, BL MS. Or. 2354: Letter - #45667
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London, BL MS. Or. 2354: Letter - #45666
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Mem

London, BL MS. Or. 2354: Letter - #45656
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Mem: final

London, BL MS. Or. 2354: Letter - #45671
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London, BL MS. Or. 2354: Letter - #45672
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Nun

London, BL MS. Or. 2354: Letter - #45676
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Nun: final

London, BL MS. Or. 2354: Letter - #45660
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Samekh

London, BL MS. Or. 2354: Letter - #45675
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'Ayin

London, BL MS. Or. 2354: Letter - #45663
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Pe

London, BL MS. Or. 2354: Letter - #45680
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Pe: final

London, BL MS. Or. 2354: Letter - #45674
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Ṣade

London, BL MS. Or. 2354: Letter - #45654
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Ṣade: final

London, BL MS. Or. 2354: Letter - #45669
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Qoph

London, BL MS. Or. 2354: Letter - #45662
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Resh

London, BL MS. Or. 2354: Letter - #45673
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Shin/Sin

London, BL MS. Or. 2354: Letter - #45658
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Tav

London, BL MS. Or. 2354: Letter - #45668
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Nexus

London, BL MS. Or. 2354: Nexus - #45679
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