London, BL MS. Add. 15299: Main text scribe - Square

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London, BL MS. Add. 15299
British Library (London, United Kingdom)
London, BL MS. Add. 15299: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

  • Ashkenazi
  • Ashkenazi (Germany and Eastern Europe)
Square
Current
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
  • Stable
  • Equal to the width of an average he
  • Stable
  • Equal to the width of an average vav
Slow
Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Square
  • Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are parallel
  • Ascenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
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21 Aug 2026, 12:55 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'London, BL MS. Add. 15299: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2141/ on 2026-08-21.

Abbreviation

London, BL MS. Add. 15299: Abbreviation - #52774
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Divine Symbol

London, BL MS. Add. 15299: Divine Symbol - #52731
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London, BL MS. Add. 15299: Divine Symbol - #52736
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London, BL MS. Add. 15299: Divine Symbol - #52730
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London, BL MS. Add. 15299: Divine Symbol - #52729
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London, BL MS. Add. 15299: Divine Symbol - #52732
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Editorial Symbol

London, BL MS. Add. 15299: Editorial Symbol - #52735
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Justification

London, BL MS. Add. 15299: Justification - #52734
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London, BL MS. Add. 15299: Justification - #52733
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Letter

He

London, BL MS. Add. 15299: Letter - #52741
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Vav

London, BL MS. Add. 15299: Letter - #52744
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Zayin

London, BL MS. Add. 15299: Letter - #52746
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Ḥeth

London, BL MS. Add. 15299: Letter - #52740
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Ṭeth

London, BL MS. Add. 15299: Letter - #52743
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Yod

London, BL MS. Add. 15299: Letter - #52769
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Kaph: final

London, BL MS. Add. 15299: Letter - #52737
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Mem

London, BL MS. Add. 15299: Letter - #52773
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Mem: final

London, BL MS. Add. 15299: Letter - #52758
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Nun

London, BL MS. Add. 15299: Letter - #52776
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Nun: final

London, BL MS. Add. 15299: Letter - #52768
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Samekh

London, BL MS. Add. 15299: Letter - #52759
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Pe

London, BL MS. Add. 15299: Letter - #52785
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Pe: final

London, BL MS. Add. 15299: Letter - #52767
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Ṣade

London, BL MS. Add. 15299: Letter - #52747
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Ṣade: final

London, BL MS. Add. 15299: Letter - #52738
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Qoph

London, BL MS. Add. 15299: Letter - #52765
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Resh

London, BL MS. Add. 15299: Letter - #52739
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Shin/Sin

London, BL MS. Add. 15299: Letter - #52771
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Tav

London, BL MS. Add. 15299: Letter - #52766
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