Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh. Or. 59: Main text scribe - Square

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 59
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh. Or. 59: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Ashkenazi
Square
Calligraphic

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Equal to the height of the line of writing
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
Stable
Slow
Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular size
  • Square
  • Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are shorter than 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 shading
25 Nov 2024, 9:45 a.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh. Or. 59: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1005/ on 2026-04-27.

Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 59: Justification - #22431
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 59: Justification - #22416
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 59: Letter - #22411
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 59: Letter - #22418
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 59: Letter - #22438
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 59: Letter - #22414
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 59: Letter - #22440
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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 59: Letter - #22439
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 59: Letter - #22434
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 59: Letter - #22428
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Yod

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 59: Letter - #22442
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 59: Letter - #22429
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 59: Letter - #22436
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 59: Letter - #22443
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 59: Letter - #22423
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 59: Letter - #22419
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 59: Letter - #22422
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 59: Letter - #22417
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 59: Letter - #22424
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 59: Letter - #22427
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 59: Letter - #22426
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Pe: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 59: Letter - #22420
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 59: Letter - #22432
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 59: Letter - #22421
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 59: Letter - #22412
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 59: Letter - #22415
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 59: Letter - #22413
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Punctuation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 59: Punctuation - #22425
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