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Bodleian MS. Pococke 238: fol. 4v

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Item

Bodleian MS. Pococke 238

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Image Name

fol. 4v

Graphic Element

NameLetter - Aleph HandSquare TypeLetter LetterAleph DuctusTraced with 6 movements General ShapeSquare Components & Features Main oblique stroke

does not reach the headline
reaches the baseline
straight
extended at the top with an addition

Left-hand downstroke

joins the main oblique stroke
descends from the headline
links with the main stroke towards the middle
curved (with a knee)
reaches the baseline
with a foot
extended at the top with an addition

Right arm

short stroke slanted in respect of the main stem
joins the main oblique stroke
joins/faces the main stroke in the middle
straight
with a roof

Roof on the right arm

traced as a separate movement from the right arm
straight
placed centrally

Foot on the left-hand downstroke

traced with the same movement as the left-hand downstroke
foot turns to the left
straight

NameLetter - Beth HandSquare TypeLetter LetterBeth DuctusTraced with 3 movements General ShapeSquare Components & Features Upper horizontal bar

straight
parallel to the headline
parallel to the base
shorter than the base
with a serif

Right-hand downstroke

traced with the same movement as the upper bar
straight

Base

slanted
straight
parallel to the upper bar
longer than the upper bar
goes beyond the juncture with the right-hand downstroke

Serifs

triangle
pointing upwards

NameLetter - Daleth HandSquare TypeLetter LetterDaleth DuctusTraced with 3 movements General ShapeSquare Components & Features Upper horizontal bar

straight
parallel to the headline
with a serif

Right-hand downstroke

traced as a separate movement from the upper bar
straight

Serifs

triangle
pointing upwards

NameLetter - He HandSquare TypeLetter LetterHe DuctusTraced with 4 movements General ShapeSquare Components & Features Upper horizontal bar

straight
parallel to the headline
with a serif

Right-hand downstroke

traced as a separate movement from the upper bar
straight
shorter than the left-hand downstroke

Left-hand downstroke

separated from the upper bar
straight
longer than the right-hand downstroke

Serifs

triangle
pointing upwards

NameLetter - Vav HandSquare TypeLetter LetterVav DuctusTraced with 2 movements General ShapeVertically rectangular Components & Features Main stem/downstroke

perpendicular to the baseline
rounded
with a head

Head

traced with the same movement as the stem
placed to the left
slanted in respect of the headline
with a serif

Serifs

approach stroke
hairline

NameLetter - Zayin HandSquare TypeLetter LetterZayin DuctusTraced with 2 movements General ShapeVertically rectangular Components & Features Head

straight
slanted
pointing upwards
placed centrally in respect of the downstroke

Main stem/downstroke

wavy
with a thickening in the middle

NameLetter - Ḥeth HandSquare TypeLetter LetterḤeth DuctusTraced with 4 movements General ShapeSquare Components & Features Upper horizontal bar

straight
parallel to the headline
with a serif

Right-hand downstroke

traced as a separate movement from the upper bar
angular juncture with the upper bar
straight
equal to the left-hand downstroke

Left-hand downstroke

attached to the upper bar on the left
straight

Serifs

triangle
pointing upwards

NameLetter - Yod HandSquare TypeLetter LetterYod DuctusTraced with 2 movements General ShapeRounded Components & Features Main stroke

rounded
longer than the middle of the line of writing
with a head

Head

traced with the same movement as the downstroke
rounded
placed to the left
with a serif

Serifs

approach stroke
hairline

NameLetter - Kaph HandSquare TypeLetter LetterKaph DuctusTraced with 3 movements General ShapeSquare Components & Features Upper horizontal bar

straight
parallel to the headline
parallel to the base
shorter than the base
with a serif

Right-hand downstroke

traced with the same movement as the upper bar
rounded

Base

slanted
straight
parallel to the upper bar
longer than the upper bar
rounded juncture with the downstroke

Serifs

triangle
pointing upwards

NameLetter - Lamed HandSquare TypeLetter LetterLamed DuctusTraced with 4 movements General ShapeHorizontally rectangular Components & Features Ascender/mast

straight
perpendicular to the headline
longer than the height of the line of writing
with a flag

Flag of the ascender/mast

placed to the left
attached below the extremity of the mast
straight

Horizontal bar

there is a horizontal bar
traced with the same movement as the right-hand downstroke
rounded
placed in the upper part of the line of writing

Right-hand downstroke

attached to the horizontal bar
does not reach the baseline
slanted

NameLetter - Mem HandSquare TypeLetter LetterMem DuctusTraced with 4 movements General ShapeSquare Components & Features Right-hand downstroke

slanted to the left
sharp triangular juncture with the left stroke at the headline

Base

straight
slanted

Left-hand downstroke

rounded
attached to the right stroke sharply at the headline
long: ends close to the baseline

Left arm

written as a separate movement from the left-hand downstroke
reaches the headline
straight line

NameLetter - Mem: final HandSquare TypeLetter LetterMem: final DuctusTraced with 4 movements General ShapeSquare Components & Features Right-hand downstroke

straight
slanted to the left
angular juncture with the upper horizontal bar

Upper horizontal bar

straight
parallel to the headline
longer than the base
with a serif

Base

straight
slanted
joins the left-hand stroke
sharp juncture with the left-hand stroke
turns below the baseline at the left end

Left-hand downstroke

straight
long: descends below the baseline
attached to the bar with a hairline

NameLetter - Nun HandSquare TypeLetter LetterNun DuctusTraced with 3 movements General ShapeSquare Components & Features Main stem/downstroke

straight
slanted to the left
equal to the height of the line of writing
with a head

Foot

traced as a separate movement from the stem
longer than the head
straight
slanted

Head

traced with the same movement as the stem
convex (rounded)
placed to the left of the stem
with a serif

NameLetter - Nun: final HandSquare TypeLetter LetterNun: final DuctusTraced with 2 movements General ShapeVertically rectangular Components & Features Descender

wavy
longer than the height of the line of writing
short: only slightly below the baseline
with a head

Head

traced as a separate movement
straight
slanted
placed centrally on the top of the stem

NameLetter - Samekh HandSquare TypeLetter LetterSamekh DuctusTraced with 3 movements General ShapeSquare Components & Features Upper horizontal bar

straight

Right-hand downstroke

traced with the same movement as the upper bar
rounded juncture with the upper bar

Left-hand downstroke

straight
slanted
joins the base

Base

there is a base
slanted

NameLetter - 'Ayin HandSquare TypeLetter Letter'Ayin DuctusTraced with 4 movements General ShapeRounded Components & Features Right arm

traced with the same movement as the base
curved

Roof on the right arm

placed to the left
concave (rounded)
with a serif pointing upwards

Left arm

attached to the base
straight
with a roof

Roof on the left arm

straight
slanted
placed centrally

Base

slanted
long: descends below the baseline
longer on the left than the upper end of the left arm

NameLetter - Pe HandSquare TypeLetter LetterPe DuctusTraced with 4 movements General ShapeSquare Components & Features Upper horizontal bar

traced as a juncture between right-hand and left-hand downstrokes
convex (rounded)
shorter than the base
with a spike at the juncture between right- and left-hand strokes

Right-hand downstroke

traced as a separate movement
straight

Base

traced as a separate movement
straight
slanted
descends below the baseline
longer than the upper bar

Nose

traced as a separate stroke
turns left
shorter than the height of the line of writing

NameLetter - Ṣade HandSquare TypeLetter LetterṢade DuctusTraced with 5 movements General ShapeSquare Components & Features Main stem/downstroke

straight
slanted to the left
with a roof

Roof on the stem

traced as an additional stroke
diamond-shaped
placed centrally

Base

traced as a separate movement
angular juncture between the stem and the base
straight
slanted
descends below the baseline

Right arm

short stroke slanted in respect of the stem
joins the stem
joins the stem in the middle
curved
with a roof

Roof on the right arm

diamond-shaped
traced with the same movement as the arm
placed centrally

NameLetter - Qoph HandSquare TypeLetter LetterQoph DuctusTraced with 3 movements General ShapeVertically rectangular Components & Features Upper horizontal bar

traced as a part of the lobe
straight

Lobe

traced with the same movement as the upper bar
rounded
longer than a half of the height of the line of writing

Descender

slanted to the left
wavy
equal to the height of the line of writing
with a roof
starts at the headline

NameLetter - Resh HandSquare TypeLetter LetterResh DuctusTraced with 2 movements General ShapeSquare Components & Features Upper horizontal bar

concave (rounded)

Right-hand downstroke

traced with the same movement as the upper bar
angular juncture with the upper bar
reaches the baseline
short: does not reach the baseline’

Serifs

triangle
pointing upwards

NameLetter - Shin/Sin HandSquare TypeLetter LetterShin/Sin DuctusTraced with 6 movements General ShapeSquare Components & Features Right arm

rounded
forms a concave (rounded) base
longer than the left arm
with a roof

Roof on the right arm

diamond-shaped
placed centrally

Left arm

straight
shorter than the right arm
joins the right arm/base at the baseline
with a roof

Roof on the left arm

diamond-shaped
placed centrally

Middle stroke

longer than an average yod
rounded
turns to the right
attached at the juncture between the left and right arms
with a roof

Roof on the middle stroke

traced with the same movement as the arm
diamond-shaped
placed centrally

NameLetter - Tav HandSquare TypeLetter LetterTav DuctusTraced with 4 movements General ShapeSquare Components & Features Upper horizontal bar

straight
parallel to the headline

Right-hand downstroke

traced with the same movement as the upper bar
attached to the upper bar
angular juncture with the upper bar
straight
slanted to the left
shorter than the left-hand downstroke

Left-hand downstroke

attached to the upper bar
rounded
longer than the right-hand downstroke
descends below the baseline
with a foot
with a roof

Foot

traced with the same movement as the downstroke
turned to the left
turns below the baseline on the left

Roof on the left-hand downstroke

traced with the same movement as the left-hand downstroke
slanted

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Type

Abbreviation Other Abbreviation Observations

Divine Symbols Tetragrammaton Two yods Three yods Four yods Yods with symbols/abbreviation signs Yod-vav-yod Variant of Elohim Basmala Hamdala (Other) Other Divine Symbols Observations

Decorations Geometrical micrography Figurative microcraphy Carmina figurata layout Carpet page Historiated letter Zoomorphic letter Anthropomorphic letter Decorated panel Decorated initial Decorated section marker Penwork decoration Colour decoration Letter outline Acanthus Heraldry Ivy Animals Dragons Gymnastic initials Fantastic beasts Arabesque Bas-de-page images Bar border Flourish work border Foliated border Inhabited border Guilding Cadel Diaper ground Red and blue diaper Blank figure on coloured background Purple diaper Stain glass diaper Tendrils diaper Display script Grotesque Fretwork Drollery Litterae notabiliores Litterae florissae Interlace Solomon's knot Pentagramme Sexagramme Outline drawing Multicoloured letter Alternate coloured letters in a word Rinceaux Rosette Palmette Tabula ansata Diagram: halakha Diagram: kabbala Diagram: medicine Diagram: sciences (Other) Other Decorations Observations

Justifications Graphic space fillers Extended letters Reduced letters Broken letters Anticipation Abbreviation Change of script register Writing above the line horizontally Writing above the line obliquely Writing below the line Vertical writing Change of orientation of letter components (Other) Other Justifications Observations

Letter Ductus General Shape Components & Features

Ligature name

Magical Character

Meshunnah Character Ductus General Shape Components & Features

Punctuation There is no punctuation Sof pasuq Dot 2 dots 3 dots 4 dots Short stroke 2 short strokes 3 short strokes Paragraph sign: circle Paragraph sign: decoration Paragraph sign: '6-shape' Parashah sign Haphtara sign Chapter symbol (Other) Other Punctuation Observations

Details

Item

Bodleian MS. Pococke 238

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Image Name

fol. 4v

Published: 11 Jul 2022, 2:46 p.m.

Last Updated: 3 May 2023, 1:38 p.m.

Last Updated By: Joseph O'Hara

Graphic Elements

Bodleian MS. Pococke 238: Letter - Aleph