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Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4720: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Item

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4720

Collection

Universiteitsbibliotheek (Leiden, Netherlands)

Name

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4720: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Yeḥiel b. Yakutiel of the Anavim family (יחיאל בן יקותיאל ממשפחת הענוים) (Date active: 1276-1290)

Scribe Identifications

Scribe named in the document

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Name in Document

יחיאל ביר' יקותיאל ביר' בנימן הרופא

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Full name

Script Definition

Script Type

Italian

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)

Script Quality

Calligraphic
Current

Script Function

Bookhand

Script Style

Rotunda

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

In the middle
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

Stable
Smaller than the width of an average he

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Stable
Smaller than the width of an average vav

Text Rapidity

Slow

Letters in a Word

Regular spacing
Biting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Regular size
Square

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

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

Parallelism Between Strokes

Downstrokes are parallel
Horizontal strokes are 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

There is no shading

Created: 2 Nov 2026, 1:41 p.m. by Margherita Pepoli

Entry Authors: deleted deleted

How to cite this page: deleted deleted, 'Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4720: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2255/ on 2026-11-02.