Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 233: 139v
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Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
139v
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NameAbbreviation - #13922
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 233: Main text scribe; Artist - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeAbbreviation
AbbreviationLines or symbols above letters
NameDecoration - #13943
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 233: Main text scribe; Artist - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeDecoration
Decorations
- Penwork decoration
- Colour decoration
- Bas-de-page images
- Marginal image/border decoration
- Light wash
- Penwork drawing
- Green
- Yellow
- Brown
- Wolf
NameDecoration - #13942
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 233: Main text scribe; Artist - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeDecoration
Decorations
- Decorated section marker
- Penwork decoration
- Colour decoration
- Decorated initial word/letter
- Light wash
- Penwork drawing
- Green
- Yellow
- Brown
- Small birds (please specify in observations box)
- Oak leaves (with/without acorns)
NameDecoration - #13941
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 233: Main text scribe; Artist - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeDecoration
Decorations
- Penwork decoration
- Colour decoration
- Animals
- Bas-de-page images
- Marginal image/border decoration
- Light wash
- Penwork drawing
- Blue
- Brown
- Dog (generic)
NameDecoration - #13940
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 233: Main text scribe; Artist - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeDecoration
Decorations
- Decorated section marker
- Colour decoration
- Decorated initial word/letter
- Light wash
- Yellow
- Red
- Brown
- Letters with geometric patterning (including chequered, striped, chevron or other patterns)
NameJustification - #13921
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 233: Main text scribe; Artist - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeJustification
Justifications
- Graphic space fillers
NameJustification - #13918
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 233: Main text scribe; Artist - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeJustification
Justifications
- Extended letters
NameLetter - #13925
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 233: Main text scribe; Artist - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterAleph
DuctusTraced with 3 movements
General ShapeKappa-shaped
Components & Features
- left-hand downstroke is the main component
- descends below the baseline
- perpendicular to the baseline
- straight
- with tapering at the end
- with bifurcation
- no foot
- chevron attached to the left-hand downstroke
- branches of the chevron are attached to the main stroke in its upper part
- branches of the chevron are included within the line of writing
- lower branch of the chevron is longer than the upper branch of the chevron
- lower branch of the chevron is curved to the left
- lower branch of the chevron is arched
- no roof
NameLetter - #13919
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 233: Main text scribe; Artist - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterBeth
DuctusTraced with 2 movements
General ShapeSimilar to kaph
Components & Features
- slanted
- not parallel to the base
- shorter than the base
- traced with the same movement as the upper bar
- angular juncture with the upper bar
- slanted
- parallel to the baseline
- not parallel to the upper bar
- longer than the upper bar
- angular juncture with the right-hand downstroke
- straight
- with tapering at the end
NameLetter - #13924
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 233: Main text scribe; Artist - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterGimel
DuctusTraced with 2 movements
Components & Features
- descends below the baseline
- slanted to the left \
- rounded
- with thickening in the middle
- with tapering at the end
- no head
- joins the stem in its upper part
- reaches the baseline
- slanted
- with thickening
NameLetter - #13938
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 233: Main text scribe; Artist - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterDaleth
DuctusTraced with 2 movements
General ShapeSimilar to resh
Components & Features
- slanted
- with tapering at the end
- traced as a separate movement from the upper bar
- angular juncture with the upper bar
- does not reach the baseline
- slanted
- with thickening at the end
- with a tail turning upwards to the right
NameLetter - #13928
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 233: Main text scribe; Artist - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterVav
DuctusTraced with 1 movements
General ShapeVertically rectangular
Components & Features
- perpendicular to the baseline
- reaches the baseline
- straight
- no head
NameLetter - #13917
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 233: Main text scribe; Artist - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterZayin
DuctusTraced with 2 movements
Components & Features
- reaches the baseline
- straight
- with thickening at the end
- with a head
- traced as a separate movement from the stem
- placed centrally
- angular juncture with the stem
- convex (rounded) ⋂
NameLetter - #13916
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 233: Main text scribe; Artist - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterḤeth
DuctusTraced with 2 movements
General ShapeSquare
Components & Features
- convex (rounded) ⋂
- traced with the same movement as the upper bar
- angular juncture with the upper bar
- slanted
- shorter than the left-hand downstroke
- attached to the upper bar on the left
- perpendicular to the baseline
- descends below the baseline
- longer than the right-hand downstroke
- straight
NameLetter - #13912
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 233: Main text scribe; Artist - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterṬeth
DuctusTraced with 2 movements
General ShapeSquare
Components & Features
- traced as a separate movement from the left arm
- joins the left arm sharply at the baseline
- forms a base parallel to the baseline
- shorter than the left arm
- straight
- no roof
- traced as a separate movement from the right arm
- ascends above the headline
- perpendicular to the baseline
- longer than the right arm
- straight
- no roof
NameLetter - #13939
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 233: Main text scribe; Artist - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterYod
DuctusTraced with 1 movements
General ShapeStroke
Components & Features
- slanted
- with bifurcation
- no head
NameLetter - #13914
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 233: Main text scribe; Artist - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterKaph
DuctusTraced with 1 movements
General ShapeRounded
Components & Features
- not parallel to the base
- shorter than the base
- convex (rounded) ⋂
- traced with the same movement as the upper bar
- rounded juncture with the upper bar
- rounded
- traced with the same movement as the right-hand downstroke
- angular juncture with the right-hand downstroke
- slanted
- not parallel to the upper bar
- longer than the upper bar
- with thickening at the end
NameLetter - #13935
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 233: Main text scribe; Artist - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterKaph: final
DuctusTraced with 1 movements
General ShapeVertically rectangular
Components & Features
- convex (rounded) ⋂
- traced with the same movement as the upper bar
- rounded juncture with the upper bar
- longer than the height of the line of writing
- slanted
- turns upwards at the end to the right
NameLetter - #13926
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 233: Main text scribe; Artist - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterLamed
DuctusTraced with 2 movements
General ShapeReduced to two lines
Components & Features
- slanted to the left \
- longer than the height of the line of writing
- no flag
- there is no horizontal bar
- attached to the ascender
- angular juncture with the ascender
- traced vertically below the ascender
- descends below the baseline
- forms a base
- slanted
- with thinning
NameLetter - #13933
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 233: Main text scribe; Artist - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterMem
DuctusTraced with 3 movements
Components & Features
- sharp triangular juncture with the left-hand stroke at the headline
- descends below the baseline
- straight
- forms a lobe
- with thinning
- no base (open mem)
- traced as a separate movement from the right-hand downstroke
- attached to the right-hand stroke sharply at the headline
- slanted
- reaches the baseline
- traced as a separate movement from the left-hand downstroke
- joins the left-hand downstroke in the middle
- slanted
- reaches the headline
- no roof
NameLetter - #13936
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 233: Main text scribe; Artist - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterMem: final
DuctusTraced with 2 movements
General ShapeSquare
Components & Features
- equal to the base
- convex (rounded) ⋂
- with thickening at the end
- traced with the same movement as the upper horizontal bar
- rounded juncture with the upper horizontal bar
- perpendicular to the baseline
- straight
- traced as a separate movement from the right-hand downstroke
- angular juncture with the right-hand downstroke
- joins the right-hand downstroke with a butt
- joins the left-hand downstroke
- angular juncture with the left-hand downstroke
- parallel to the baseline
- straight
- traced as a separate movement from the base
- rounded juncture with the upper bar
- descends below the juncture with the base forming a tail
- slanted to the right /
- forms a tail to the left of the circle
NameLetter - #13913
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 233: Main text scribe; Artist - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterNun
DuctusTraced with 1 movements
Components & Features
- shorter than the height of the line of writing
- does not reach the baseline
- perpendicular to the baseline
- straight
- no head
- traced with the same movement as the stem
- rounded juncture with the stem
- parallel to the baseline
- straight
NameLetter - #13931
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 233: Main text scribe; Artist - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterNun: final
DuctusTraced with 1 movements
General ShapeVertically rectangular
Components & Features
- longer than the height of the line of writing
- descends slightly below the baseline
- perpendicular to the baseline
- straight
- with tapering at the end
- no head
NameLetter - #13937
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 233: Main text scribe; Artist - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
Letter'Ayin
DuctusTraced with 2 movements
Components & Features
- traced with the same movement as the base
- forms a base
- slanted
- shorter than the left arm
- rounded
- no roof
- traced as a separate movement from the base
- attached to the base
- perpendicular to the baseline
- longer than the right arm
- straight
- with thickening at the end
- no roof
- traced with the same movement as the right arm
- rounded juncture with the right arm
- descends below the baseline
- slanted
- longer on the left than the upper end of the left arm
- turns downwards on the left
NameLetter - #13923
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 233: Main text scribe; Artist - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterPe
DuctusTraced with 2 movements
General ShapeLarger than the average letters
Components & Features
- traced with the same movement as the right-hand downstroke
- parallel to the headline
- not parallel to the base
- shorter than the base
- straight
- traced with the same movement as the upper bar
- rounded juncture with the upper bar
- perpendicular to the baseline
- straight
- with tapering at the end
- traced with the same movement as the right-hand downstroke
- rounded juncture with the right-hand downstroke
- not parallel to the upper bar
- longer than the upper bar
- with bifurcation
- traced as a separate stroke
- angular juncture with the upper bar
- attached to the extremity of the upper bar
- closes the upper bar and the base
- shorter than the height of the line of writing
- straight
- with tapering at the end
NameLetter - #13930
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 233: Main text scribe; Artist - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterṢade
DuctusTraced with 2 movements
Components & Features
- slanted to the left \
- with tapering at the end
- no roof
- traced with the same movement as the stem
- rounded juncture with the stem
- parallel to the baseline
- straight
- turns upwards at the left end
- joins the stem
- joins/approaches the stem in the middle
- slanted
- with a roof
- traced with the same movement as the arm
- placed to the right
- angular juncture with the arm
- parallel to the main stroke
- slanted
NameLetter - #13920
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 233: Main text scribe; Artist - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterQoph
DuctusTraced with 2 movements
General ShapeSimilar to he
Components & Features
- convex (rounded) ⋂
- traced with the same movement as the upper bar
- shorter than a half of the height of the line of writing
- rounded
- traced as a separate movement from the lobe
- detached from the lobe
- longer than the height of the line of writing
- perpendicular to the baseline
- straight
- with tapering at the end
NameLetter - #13915
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 233: Main text scribe; Artist - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterResh
DuctusTraced with 1 movements
General ShapeRounded
Components & Features
- convex (rounded) ⋂
- traced with the same movement as the upper bar
- rounded juncture with the upper bar
- does not reach the baseline
- perpendicular to the baseline
- straight
NameLetter - #13934
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 233: Main text scribe; Artist - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterShin/Sin
DuctusTraced with 3 movements
General ShapeHorizontally rectangular
Components & Features
- traced as a separate movement from the left arm
- forms a base parallel to the baseline
- slanted
- shorter than the left arm
- rounded
- no roof
- traced as a separate movement from the right arm
- joins the right arm/base at the baseline
- slanted
- longer than the right arm
- no roof
- traced as a separate movement from the left arm
- joins the arms/base
- joins/approaches the right arm in its lower part
- slanted to the left
- rounded
- no roof
NameLetter - #13927
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 233: Main text scribe; Artist - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterTav
DuctusTraced with 2 movements
General ShapeSquare
Components & Features
- forms a lobe
- slanted
- with thickening at the end
- traced with the same movement as the upper bar
- joins the upper bar
- angular juncture with the upper bar
- juncture with the upper bar has a butt
- forms a lobe
- equal to the left-hand downstroke
- MERGE slanted to the right /
- reaches the baseline
- with a drop in the middle
- traced as a separate movement from the right-hand downstroke
- attached to the upper bar
- juncture with the upper bar below it
- equal to the right-hand downstroke
- MERGE slanted to the right
- reaches the baseline
- with a foot
- with a roof
- traced with the same movement as the downstroke
- turns to the left
- turns upwards
- slanted
- traced as a separate movement from the left-hand downstroke
- slanted