London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni); Cursive

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London, BL MS. Add. 27058
British Library (London, United Kingdom)
London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni); Cursive

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Italian
  • Non-square (Beinoni)
  • Cursive
Current

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
  • No space (letters touch each other)
Quick
  • Regular spacing
  • Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Elongated horizontally
  • Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are 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
12 Oct 2026, 9:16 a.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni); Cursive', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2206/ on 2026-10-16.

Justification

London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Justification - #55377
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Letter

Aleph

London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Letter - #55368
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Beth

London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Letter - #55380
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Gimel

London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Letter - #55067
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Daleth

London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Letter - #55366
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He

London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Letter - #55078
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Vav

London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Letter - #55372
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Zayin

London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Letter - #55376
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Ḥeth

London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Letter - #55367
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Ṭeth

London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Letter - #55068
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Yod

London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Letter - #55300
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Kaph

London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Letter - #55364
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Kaph: final

London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Letter - #55073
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Lamed

London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Letter - #55378
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Mem

London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Letter - #55379
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Mem: final

London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Letter - #55371
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Nun

London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Letter - #55374
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Nun: final

London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Letter - #55375
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Samekh

London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Letter - #55370
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'Ayin

London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Letter - #55373
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Pe

London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Letter - #55369
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Pe: final

London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Letter - #55075
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Ṣade

London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Letter - #55381
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Ṣade: final

London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Letter - #55072
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London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Letter - #55365
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Qoph

London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Letter - #55076
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Resh

London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Letter - #55301
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Shin/Sin

London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Letter - #55071
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Tav

London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Letter - #55302
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Ligature-Connected

London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Ligature-Connected - #55069
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London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Ligature-Connected - #55077
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London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Ligature-Connected - #55070
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Nexus

London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Nexus - #55074
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