London, BL MS. Or. 1088: Main text scribe - Square

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London, BL MS. Or. 1088
British Library (London, United Kingdom)
London, BL MS. Or. 1088: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Shabbetai b. Joshua of Tivoli (שבתי (תלמיד הסופרים) בן יהושע (סופר) מטיבולי) (Date active: 1488)
Autograph
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

  • Italian
  • Ashkenazi (Italo-Ashkenazi)
Square
Monumental
Display

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
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Very slow
Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular size
  • 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 parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
  • Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
  • There is shading
18 Sep 2026, 4:20 a.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'London, BL MS. Or. 1088: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2174/ on 2026-09-21.

Abbreviation

London, BL MS. Or. 1088: Abbreviation - #53808
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Divine Symbol

London, BL MS. Or. 1088: Divine Symbol - #53793
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Letter

Aleph

London, BL MS. Or. 1088: Letter - #53787
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Beth

London, BL MS. Or. 1088: Letter - #53803
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Gimel

London, BL MS. Or. 1088: Letter - #53799
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Daleth

London, BL MS. Or. 1088: Letter - #53811
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He

London, BL MS. Or. 1088: Letter - #53807
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Vav

London, BL MS. Or. 1088: Letter - #53806
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Zayin

London, BL MS. Or. 1088: Letter - #53795
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Ḥeth

London, BL MS. Or. 1088: Letter - #53791
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Ṭeth

London, BL MS. Or. 1088: Letter - #53797
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Yod

London, BL MS. Or. 1088: Letter - #53812
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Lamed

London, BL MS. Or. 1088: Letter - #53802
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Mem

London, BL MS. Or. 1088: Letter - #53794
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Mem: final

London, BL MS. Or. 1088: Letter - #53805
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Nun

London, BL MS. Or. 1088: Letter - #53809
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Nun: final

London, BL MS. Or. 1088: Letter - #53792
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Samekh

London, BL MS. Or. 1088: Letter - #53800
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'Ayin

London, BL MS. Or. 1088: Letter - #53796
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Pe

London, BL MS. Or. 1088: Letter - #53798
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Ṣade

London, BL MS. Or. 1088: Letter - #53801
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Resh

London, BL MS. Or. 1088: Letter - #53804
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Shin/Sin

London, BL MS. Or. 1088: Letter - #53789
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Tav

London, BL MS. Or. 1088: Letter - #53790
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Nexus

London, BL MS. Or. 1088: Nexus - #53788
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Personal Signature

London, BL MS. Or. 1088: Personal Signature - #53810
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