Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41
Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Vatican, Vatican)
Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Ben Levi (בן לוי) (Date active: 1423)
Scribe identified by handwriting
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Sephardi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Equal to the height of the line of writing
Variable
Variable
Quick
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Puzzle-letters
  • Writing on different levels

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • 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 not parallel among them
  • Descenders are not parallel among them
  • Thin, traced with the edge of the flat nib
  • There is no shading
10 Nov 2026, 4:37 p.m.
10 Nov 2026, 3:55 p.m. by Elena Lolli
10 Nov 2026, 4:37 p.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2288/ on 2026-11-10.

Abbreviation

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Abbreviation - #56856
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Justification

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Justification - #56864
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Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Justification - #56885
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Letter

Aleph

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56847
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Beth

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56859
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Gimel

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56870
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Daleth

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56873
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He

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56879
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Vav

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56876
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Zayin

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56863
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Ḥeth

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56877
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Ṭeth

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56866
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Yod

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56880
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Kaph

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56860
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Kaph: final

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56862
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Lamed

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56887
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Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56878
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Mem

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56850
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Mem: final

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56867
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Nun

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56855
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Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56853
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Nun: final

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56871
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Samekh

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56849
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'Ayin

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56869
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Pe

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56852
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Pe: final

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56881
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Ṣade

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56854
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Ṣade: final

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56857
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Qoph

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56875
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Resh

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56872
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Shin/Sin

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56848
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Tav

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56851
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Nexus

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Nexus - #56883
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Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Nexus - #56884
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Punctuation

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Punctuation - #56882
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Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Punctuation - #56874
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