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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: 72v

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Item

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Image Name / Folio Number

72v

Graphic Element

NameAbbreviation - #6069 HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni) TypeAbbreviation AbbreviationLines or symbols above letters

NameAbbreviation - #6108 HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni) TypeAbbreviation AbbreviationShort oblique line

NameJustification - #6081 HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni) TypeJustification Justifications

Extended letters

NameJustification - #6075 HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni) TypeJustification Justifications

Reduced letters
Vertical writing

NameJustification - #6084 HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni) TypeJustification Justifications

Extended letters

NameJustification - #6109 HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni) TypeJustification Justifications

Extended letters

NameLetter - #6077 HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni) TypeLetter LetterBeth DuctusTraced with 3 movements General ShapeSquare Components & Features Upper horizontal bar

parallel to the headline
not parallel to the base
shorter than the base
straight

Right-hand downstroke

traced as a separate movement from the upper bar
angular juncture with the upper bar
straight
with thickening in the middle

Base

slanted
not parallel to the upper bar
longer than the upper bar
joins the right-hand downstroke with a butt
descends below the baseline

NameLetter - #6083 HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni) TypeLetter LetterGimel DuctusTraced with 2 movements General ShapeTriangular Components & Features Main stem/downstroke

descends below the baseline
slanted to the left \
with a head

Left-hand stroke

joins the stem in the middle
joins the stem at the baseline
descends below the baseline
rounded
with bifurcation

Head

as long as a dot (= width of the nib)

NameLetter - #6086 HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni) TypeLetter LetterHe DuctusTraced with 3 movements General ShapeSquare Components & Features Upper horizontal bar

parallel to the headline
straight

Right-hand downstroke

traced as a separate movement from the upper bar
angular juncture with the upper bar
longer than the left-hand downstroke
wavy
with a drop in the middle

Left-hand downstroke

separate from the upper bar
shorter than the right-hand downstroke

NameLetter - #6105 HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni) TypeLetter LetterZayin DuctusTraced with 2 movements Components & Features Main stem/downstroke

wavy
with a drop in the middle

Head

placed to the left
diamond-shaped

NameLetter - #6085 HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni) TypeLetter LetterṬeth Components & Features Right arm

shorter than the left arm
rounded
no roof

Left arm

slanted
longer than the right arm
no roof

NameLetter - #6080 HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni) TypeLetter LetterKaph DuctusTraced with 1 movements General ShapeRounded Components & Features Upper horizontal bar

shorter than the base
convex (rounded) ⋂

Right-hand downstroke

traced with the same movement as the upper bar
rounded juncture with the upper bar
rounded
with thinning in the middle

Base

rounded juncture with the right-hand downstroke
parallel to the baseline
not parallel to the upper bar
longer than the upper bar
straight

NameLetter - #6089 HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni) TypeLetter LetterLamed DuctusTraced with 2 movements General ShapeReduced to two lines Components & Features Ascender/mast

slanted to the left \
slanted in the direction opposite to that of the downstroke
equal to the height of the line of writing
with a flag

Flag of the ascender/mast

attached to the extremity of the mast
concave (rounded) ⋃
with bifurcation on the left

Horizontal bar

there is no horizontal bar

Downstroke

rounded juncture with the ascender
attached to the ascender at an angle
reaches the baseline
rounded

NameLetter - #6071 HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni) TypeLetter LetterMem DuctusTraced with 3 movements General ShapeSquare Components & Features Right-hand downstroke

slanted to the left
rounded

Base

no base (open mem)

Left-hand downstroke

attached to the right-hand stroke with a hairline
reaches the baseline
wavy

Left arm

traced as a separate movement from the left-hand downstroke
reaches the headline
with a drop

NameLetter - #6107 HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni) TypeLetter LetterNun DuctusTraced with 1 movements General ShapeRounded Components & Features Main stem/downstroke

rounded
no head

Base

traced with the same movement as the stem
straight

NameLetter - #6079 HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni) TypeLetter LetterNun: final DuctusTraced with 1 movements Components & Features Descender

longer than the height of the line of writing
slanted to the left \
with a head

Head

traced as a separate movement from the descender
placed to the left
with a serif

NameLetter - #6082 HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni) TypeLetter LetterPe DuctusTraced with 2 movements General ShapeRounded Components & Features Upper horizontal bar

traced with the same movement as the right-hand downstroke
shorter than the base
convex (rounded) ⋂

Right-hand downstroke

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

Base

traced with the same movement as the right-hand downstroke
slanted
longer than the upper bar
with bifurcation

Nose

traced as a separate stroke
attached at a distance from the left end of the upper bar
'grows' from the base
perpendicular to the upper bar
shorter than the height of the line of writing

NameLetter - #6088 HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni) TypeLetter LetterṢade DuctusTraced with 3 movements Components & Features Main stem/downstroke

slanted to the left \
no roof

Base

traced as a separate movement from the stem
rounded juncture with the stem
slanted
with bifurcation

Right arm

MOVE TO ROOF short stroke slanted in respect of the stem
joins/approaches the stem in the middle
rounded
no roof

NameLetter - #6106 HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni) TypeLetter LetterQoph DuctusTraced with 2 movements Components & Features Upper horizontal bar of the lobe

DELETE traced as a part of the lobe
straight

Lobe

traced with the same movement as the upper bar
equal to the height of the line of writing
rounded

Descender

attached to the lower end of the lobe
detached from the lobe
longer than the height of the line of writing
slanted to the left \
lower end turns upwards on the left
with a roof

NameLetter - #6073 HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni) TypeLetter LetterShin/Sin DuctusTraced with 3 movements General ShapeRounded Components & Features Right arm

forms a concave base ⋃
shorter than the left arm
rounded
no roof

Left arm

joins the right arm/base above the baseline
slanted
longer than the right arm
no roof

Middle stroke

DELETE longer than an average yod
MOVE TO HEAD turns to the left
joins/approaches the right arm in its lower part
rounded
with a roof

Roof on the middle stroke

traced with the same movement as the arm
placed to the left
SPLIT rounded

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Type

Abbreviation Other Abbreviation Observations

Decorations

(OLD 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)

Format and Location

Carpet page

Miniature

Decorated initial word/letter

Marginal image/border decoration

Section markers and other signs

Line fillers

Diagram

Decorated colophon

Masorah magna

Decorated catchword

Other (please specify)

Technique and Medium

Gilding (gold or silver)

Full painting

Light wash

Spare ground painting in ink

Penwork drawing

Carmina figurata

Micrography

Other (please specify)

Colour Palette

Gold

Silver

White

Lilac

Orange

Pink

Green

Yellow

Teal

Blue

Red

Brown

Black

Grey

Other (please specify)

Figural Pictorial Content: Architecture

Doorway

Gable

Crenelation

Tower

Arcade

Window

Pinnacle

Pillar

Caryatid figure

Other (please specify)

Figural Pictorial Content: Interior Scene

Scenes of prayer and worship

Scenes of festive meals

Scenes of betrothal and marriage

Scenes of circumcision

Scenes of study and discussion

Scenes of music-making and dancing

Scenes of work

Scenes of mourning

Other (please specify)

Figural Pictorial Content: Exterior Scene

Scenes of hunting

Scenes of travel

Scenes of jousting and other martial games

Scenes of battle

Scenes of agricultural work

Other (please specify)

Figural Pictorial Content: Zodiac Signs

Aries

Taurus

Gemini

Cancer

Leo

Virgo

Libra

Scorpio

Sagittarius

Capricorn

Aquarius

Pisces

Other (please specify)

Figural Pictorial Content: Human Figures

Biblical

Mishnaic/talmudic

Contemporary (medieval)

Body parts only (please specify in observations box)

Unidentified

Figural Pictorial Content: Quadruped Animals

Lion

Dog (talbot)

Dog (greyhound)

Dog (generic)

Rabbit/hare

Stag/hind

Elephant

Horse

Cattle

Sheep

Camel

Donkey

Monkey

Wolf

Leopard

Fox

Boar

Bear

Frog

Squirrel

Other (please specify)

Unidentified

Figural Pictorial Content: Imaginary Creatures

Dragon

Unicorn

Siren

Centaur

Griffin

Wild man

Other hybrids (please specify in observations box)

Other non-hybrids (please specify in observations box)

Unidentified

Figural Pictorial Content: Birds

Eagle

Stork/crane

Falcon/hawk, and other hunting birds

Owl

Chicken

Peacock

Small birds (please specify in observations box)

Other (please specify)

Unidentified

Figural Pictorial Content: Foliage

Trefoils, round or pointed

Acanthus

Palmettes

Oak leaves (with/without acorns)

Heart-shaped leaves

Rosettes

Fleurs-de-lis

Fruits/pine cones

Knobs

Other (please specify)

Figural Pictorial Content: Everyday Objects

Shields and other objects featuring heraldic designs

Keys

Scissors

Articles of clothing, headwear or footwear

Ladders

Musical instruments

Axes, knives, swords, non-heraldic shields and bucklers

Food and drink, and implements for eating and drinking

Other (please specify)

Figural Pictorial Content: Other

Temple implements

Landscape

Angels

Demons

Fish

Insects

Leopard mask

Trees

Non-Figural Pictorial Content: Letter Decoration

Gilt letters

Zoomorphic/Anthropomorphic letters

Filled letters: animal, hybrid or human motifs

Filled letters: vegetal motifs

Filled letters: knotwork and interlace

Inhabited letters

Letters with geometric patterning (including chequered, striped, chevron or other patterns)

Letters with foliate finials

Letters with scalloped outlines

Letters in alternating colours

Other (please specify)

Non-Figural Pictorial Content: Background Decoration (Penwork)

Palmettes

Tendrils

Non-figural swirls/spirals

Hatching/Cross-hatching

Wavy lines

Groups of three dots

Other (please specify)

Non-Figural Pictorial Content: Background Decoration (Coloured)

Chequered background

Lozenged background

Diapered background (with squares)

Diapered background (with circles)

Monochrome background with tendrils

Monochrome background with groups of three dots

Monochrome plain background

Other (please specify)

Non-Figural Pictorial Content: Decorated Border

Acanthus border

Greek key border

Interlace border

Wavy-line-and-dots border

Ribbon border

Striped border

Twisted rope/guilloche border

Zigzag border

Scalloped border

Other (please specify)

Non-Figural Pictorial Content: Other

geometric and abstract shapes

penwork flourish

interlace and knotwork

Other Decorations 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

Editorial Symbols

Signe de renvoi

circle

circle + line

manicule

other

Collation sign

graphic symbol

textual or abbreviation

other

Text management

Insertion sign

Replacement sign

Correction sign

Other Editorial Symbols 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 (Optional) General Shape (Optional) Components & Features

Ligature name

Cluster of Components and Features

Letters ligatured on the left (initial or medial)

Aleph

Beth

Gimel

Daleth

Vav

Zayin

Ḥeth

Ṭeth

Yod

Kaph

Kaph: final

Lamed

Mem

Mem: final

Nun

Nun: final

Samekh

'Ayin

Pe: final

Ṣade

Ṣade: final

Qoph

Resh

Shin/Sin

Tav

Aleph-lamed nexus

Vowel

Diacritic/abbreviation

Letters ligatured on the right (medial or final)

Aleph

Beth

Gimel

Daleth

Vav

Zayin

Ḥeth

Ṭeth

Yod

Kaph

Kaph: final

Lamed

Mem

Mem: final

Nun

Nun: final

Samekh

'Ayin

Pe: final

Ṣade

Ṣade: final

Qoph

Resh

Shin/Sin

Tav

Aleph-lamed nexus

Vowel

Diacritic/abbreviation

Letters ligatured on both sides (must also be tagged as left and right)

Aleph

Beth

Gimel

Daleth

Vav

Zayin

Ḥeth

Ṭeth

Yod

Kaph

Kaph: final

Lamed

Mem

Mem: final

Nun

Nun: final

Samekh

'Ayin

Pe: final

Ṣade

Ṣade: final

Qoph

Resh

Shin/Sin

Tav

Aleph-lamed nexus

Vowel

Diacritic/abbreviation

Location of juncture

Above the line of writing

Below the line of writing

Within the line of writing

Ligature features

Puzzle imbrication

Invisible lines

Connector

Loop

Split letter

Modification of the letter shape

Modification of the letter size

Modification of the letter position relative to the line

Observations

Magical Character

Meshunnah Character Ductus (Optional) General Shape (Optional) Components & Features

Nexus Ductus (Optional) General Shape (Optional) Components & Features

Numeral

Arabic

Coptic

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000

Zimām

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000

1/2

1/3

1/4

1/5

Mozarabic/Toledan

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

10000

Half

Quarter

Third

Rūmī/Fāsī

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

Other Numeral Observations

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

Ṭe'amim

Sof pasuq

Atnaḥ

Segol/shere

Shalshelet

Zaqef qatan

Zaqef gadol

ṭifḥa/ṭarḥa

revia’

Zarqa

Pashṭa/qadma

Shne pashṭin/tre qadmin

Yetiv

Tevir

Pazer

Qarne farah

Telisha gedolah/talsha/tirṣa

Geresh

Gershayim

Paseq/legarmeh

Merkha/maarikh

Munaḥ/shofar holekh/shofar ‘ilui

Mahpakh/shofar hafukh

Darga

Qadma/azla

Telisha qeṭanah (talsha/tarsa)

Merkha kefulah/tere ta’ame/teren ḥuṭrin

Yeraḥ ben yomo/galgal

Geresh muqdam

Atnaḥ hafukh

‘oleh

‘ilui

Deḥi

Ṣinorit

Other Ṭe'amim Observations

Vowel/Diacritic

Babylonian

Ḥireq

Pataḥ (lines)

Pataḥ (dots)

Qameṣ (lines)

Qameṣ (dots)

Ṣere

Ḥolem

Qibbuṣ (lines)

Qibbuṣ (dots)

Ḥitfa (= shewa)

Miniature shin

Miniature samekh

Miniature he

Miniature gimel

Miniature qof

Mid-dot

Compound ḥireq

Compound pataḥ (lines)

Compound pataḥ (dots)

Compound qameṣ (lines)

Compound qameṣ (dots)

Compound ṣere

Compound ḥolem

Compound qibbuṣ (lines)

Compound qibbuṣ (dots)

Palestinian

Pataḥ

Qameṣ

Seghol

Ṣere

Ḥireq

Ḥolem

Qibbuṣ

Dagesh/mappiq/Shewa (L)

Dagesh/mappiq/Shewa (<)

Dagesh/mappiq/Shewa (C)

Rafe

Miniature shin

Miniature samekh

Shin/sin diacritic

Tiberian

Pataḥ

Seghol

Qameṣ

Ṣere

Ḥolem

Ḥireq

Shureq

Qibbuṣ

Shewa

Gaʿya

Rafe

Dagesh/mappiq

Meteg

Ḥaṭef pataḥ

Ḥaṭef seghol

Ḥaṭef qameṣ

Silluq (sof pasuq)

Atnaḥ

Shin/sin dot

Arabic

Fatḥa

Kasra

Ḍamma

Tanwīn

Shadda

Sukūn

Other Vowel/Diacritic Observations

Details

Item

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Image Name / Folio Number

72v

Created: 11 Jan 2024, 11:08 a.m. by Elena Lolli

Last Updated: 11 Jan 2024, 1:20 p.m. by Elena Lolli

Graphic Elements

Abbreviation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Abbreviation - #6069

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Abbreviation - #6108

Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Justification - #6081

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Justification - #6075

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Justification - #6084

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Justification - #6109

Letter

Specimens

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)