London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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London, BL MS. Add. 27150
British Library (London, United Kingdom)
London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Mordecai of Sogliano b. Moses Tobi the Elder (מרדכי (מיסוליאנו) בן משה טובי זקן) (Date active: 1492)
Autograph
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Italian
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand
Rotunda

Global Aspect of the Script

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

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Regular size
  • Ascenders are equal to 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
  • Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
  • There is shading
17 Sep 2026, 2:34 a.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2172/ on 2026-09-21.

Abbreviation

London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Abbreviation - #53720
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Justification

London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Justification - #53736
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London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Justification - #53747
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London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Justification - #53738
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Letter

Aleph

London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Letter - #53721
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Beth

London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Letter - #53722
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Gimel

London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Letter - #53723
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Daleth

London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Letter - #53746
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He

London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Letter - #53733
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Vav

London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Letter - #53744
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Zayin

London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Letter - #53748
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Ḥeth

London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Letter - #53739
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Ṭeth

London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Letter - #53725
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Yod

London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Letter - #53745
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Kaph

London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Letter - #53729
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Kaph: final

London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Letter - #53734
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Lamed

London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Letter - #53749
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London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Letter - #53743
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Mem

London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Letter - #53732
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Mem: final

London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Letter - #53753
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Nun

London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Letter - #53741
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Nun: final

London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Letter - #53728
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Samekh

London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Letter - #53724
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'Ayin

London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Letter - #53737
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Pe

London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Letter - #53727
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Pe: final

London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Letter - #53740
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Ṣade

London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Letter - #53730
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Ṣade: final

London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Letter - #53752
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Qoph

London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Letter - #53742
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Resh

London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Letter - #53750
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Shin/Sin

London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Letter - #53731
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Tav

London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Letter - #53726
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Nexus

London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Nexus - #53751
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Punctuation

London, BL MS. Add. 27150: Punctuation - #53735
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