Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Main text scribe - Square

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

Scribe

Ben Levi (בן לוי) (Date active: 1422-23)
Scribe identified by handwriting
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Sephardi
Square
Calligraphic
Display

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
Stable
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Slow
Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular size
  • Elongated vertically
  • Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are parallel
  • Ascenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
  • Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
  • There is no shading
11 Nov 2026, 9:40 a.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2293/ on 2026-11-11.

Letter

Aleph

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56969
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Beth

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56988
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He

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56980
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Vav

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56981
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Kaph

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56974
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Lamed

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56979
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Mem

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56977
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Mem: final

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56987
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Nun

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56978
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Nun: final

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56972
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Resh

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56975
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Shin/Sin

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56970
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Tav

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56985
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