Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Main text scribe - Square

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Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Autograph
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Ashkenazi (Germany and Eastern Europe)
Square
Calligraphic
Display
  • Scholars'
  • Gothic

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
Variable
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Slow

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

Divine Symbol

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Divine Symbol - #23174
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Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Justification - #23170
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Justification - #23176
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Justification - #23173
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23168
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23169
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23189
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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23302
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23180
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23184
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Yod

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23303
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23185
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23179
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23231
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23304
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23178
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23183
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23191
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23186
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23187
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23190
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23188
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Ṣade: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23177
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23182
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23181
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23175
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23171
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Punctuation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Punctuation - #23172
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