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Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4753: Main text scribe - Cursive

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Details

Item

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4753

Collection

Universiteitsbibliotheek (Leiden, Netherlands)

Name

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4753: Main text scribe - Cursive

Scribe

Moses b. Joshua ha-Narboni (משה בן יהושע הנרבוני) (Date active: 1347)

Scribe Identifications

Scribe named in the document

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Full name

Script Definition

Script Type

Sephardi

Script Mode

Cursive

Script Quality

Current

Script Function

Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

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

Text Density

Stable

Spaces Between Lines

Stable
Equal to the height of the line of writing

Spaces Between Words

Stable
Equal to the width of an average he

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Stable
Smaller than the width of an average vav

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

Parallelism Between Strokes

Downstrokes are not parallel
Horizontal strokes are parallel
Ascenders are parallel to the downstrokes
Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
Ascenders are parallel among them
Descenders are not parallel among them

Width of the Stroke

Thin, traced with a pointy implement
There is no shading

Created: 4 Nov 2026, 1:30 p.m. by Margherita Pepoli

Entry Authors: Margherita Pepoli

How to cite this page: Margherita Pepoli, 'Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4753: Main text scribe - Cursive', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2263/ on 2026-11-09.

Abbreviation

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4753: Abbreviation - #56350

Justification

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4753: Justification - #56342

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4753: Justification - #56294

Letter

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4753: Main text scribe - Cursive

Scribe

Script Definition

Global Aspect of the Script

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Abbreviation

Justification

Letter

Aleph

Beth

Gimel

Daleth

He

Vav

Zayin

Ḥeth

Ṭeth

Yod

Kaph

Kaph: final

Lamed

Mem

Mem: final

Nun

Nun: final

Samekh

'Ayin

Pe

Pe: final

Ṣade

Ṣade: final

Qoph

Resh

Shin/Sin

Tav

Ligature