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London, BL MS. Harley 5719: Main text scribe

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Item

London, BL MS. Harley 5719

Collection

British Library (London, United Kingdom)

Name

London, BL MS. Harley 5719: Main text scribe

Scribe

Isaiah b. Jacob of Massaran, b. Isaiah of Gerona (ישעיה בן יעקב ממסראן בן ישעיה מיירונה) (Date active: 1476-1482)

Scribe Identifications

Autograph

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Full name

Script Definition

Script Type

Italian

Script Quality

Calligraphic
Current

Script Function

Bookhand

Script Style

Rotunda

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

Attached to the headline
Ascenders go above the headline
Descenders descend below the baseline

Text Density

Stable

Spaces Between Lines

Stable
Higher than the height of the line of writing

Spaces Between Words

Variable

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Variable

Text Rapidity

Quick

Letters in a Word

Irregular spacing
Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Regular size

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
Descenders are equal to the height of the average letter

Parallelism Between Strokes

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 parallel among them
Descenders are parallel among them

Width of the Stroke

Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
There is shading

Created: 18 Sep 2026, 3:23 p.m. by Elena Lolli

Entry Authors: Elena Lolli

How to cite this page: Elena Lolli, 'London, BL MS. Harley 5719: Main text scribe', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2175/ on 2026-09-20.