BL MS. Add. 27009: Main text scribe 1 - Non-square (Beinoni)

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BL MS. Add. 27009
British Library (London, United Kingdom)
BL MS. Add. 27009: Main text scribe 1 - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

  • Sephardi
  • Sephardi (Catalan/Provençal)
Non-square (Beinoni)

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the upper part
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Variable
  • Variable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
Variable
Variable
Quick
Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are equal to 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
Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
27 Aug 2026, 3:08 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'BL MS. Add. 27009: Main text scribe 1 - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2148/ on 2026-08-28.

Divine Symbol

BL MS. Add. 27009: Divine Symbol - #52947
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Justification

BL MS. Add. 27009: Justification - #52964
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Letter

Aleph

BL MS. Add. 27009: Letter - #52968
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Beth

BL MS. Add. 27009: Letter - #52965
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Gimel

BL MS. Add. 27009: Letter - #52955
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Daleth

BL MS. Add. 27009: Letter - #52970
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He

BL MS. Add. 27009: Letter - #52959
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Vav

BL MS. Add. 27009: Letter - #52951
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Zayin

BL MS. Add. 27009: Letter - #52953
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Ḥeth

BL MS. Add. 27009: Letter - #52958
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Ṭeth

BL MS. Add. 27009: Letter - #52961
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Yod

BL MS. Add. 27009: Letter - #52952
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Kaph

BL MS. Add. 27009: Letter - #52963
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Kaph: final

BL MS. Add. 27009: Letter - #52950
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Lamed

BL MS. Add. 27009: Letter - #52974
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BL MS. Add. 27009: Letter - #52975
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Mem

BL MS. Add. 27009: Letter - #52962
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Mem: final

BL MS. Add. 27009: Letter - #52972
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Nun

BL MS. Add. 27009: Letter - #52956
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Nun: final

BL MS. Add. 27009: Letter - #52946
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Samekh

BL MS. Add. 27009: Letter - #52954
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'Ayin

BL MS. Add. 27009: Letter - #52960
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Pe

BL MS. Add. 27009: Letter - #52957
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Pe: final

BL MS. Add. 27009: Letter - #52949
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BL MS. Add. 27009: Letter - #52948
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Ṣade

BL MS. Add. 27009: Letter - #52966
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Ṣade: final

BL MS. Add. 27009: Letter - #52945
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Qoph

BL MS. Add. 27009: Letter - #52969
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Resh

BL MS. Add. 27009: Letter - #52967
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Shin/Sin

BL MS. Add. 27009: Letter - #52971
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Tav

BL MS. Add. 27009: Letter - #52976
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Nexus

BL MS. Add. 27009: Nexus - #52973
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