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Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4721: Main text scribe; Vocaliser - Square

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Item

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4721

Name

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4721: Main text scribe; Vocaliser - Square

Scribe

Judah b. Moses (יהודה בר' משה הסופר) (Date active: 1347)

Scribe Identifications

Scribe named in the document

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe
Vocaliser

Scribe Name in Document

יהודה בר' משה הסופר

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Full name

Script Definition

Script Type

Ashkenazi (Germany and Eastern Europe)

Script Mode

Square

Script Quality

Monumental
Calligraphic

Script Function

Display

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

In the middle
Attached to the headline
Ascenders go above the headline

Text Density

Stable

Spaces Between Lines

Stable
Smaller 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

Very slow

Letters in a Word

Regular spacing
Puzzle-letters

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Regular size
Square

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
Descenders are shorter than 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 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: 5 Nov 2026, 10:26 a.m. by Margherita Pepoli

Entry Authors: Margherita Pepoli

How to cite this page: Margherita Pepoli, 'Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4721: Main text scribe; Vocaliser - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2269/ on 2026-11-09.