Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 248: Main text scribe; Massorete - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 248
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 248: Main text scribe; Massorete - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

[Levi] ([לוי]) (Date active: 1430–1475)
Autograph
  • Main text scribe
  • Massorete
Full name

Script Definition

Ashkenazi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Variable
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the height of the line of writing
Variable
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Quick
Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Regular size
  • Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are not 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
Thin, traced with the edge of the flat nib
9 Jan 2025, 12:54 p.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 248: Main text scribe; Massorete - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1066/ on 2025-12-04.

Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 248: Justification - #24196
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 248: Justification - #24194
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 248: Letter - #24203
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 248: Letter - #24189
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 248: Letter - #24199
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 248: Letter - #24190
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 248: Letter - #24220
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 248: Letter - #24210
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 248: Letter - #24209
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 248: Letter - #24211
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 248: Letter - #24216
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 248: Letter - #24201
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 248: Letter - #24223
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 248: Letter - #24208
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 248: Letter - #24198
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 248: Letter - #24207
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Pe: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 248: Letter - #24206
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 248: Letter - #24214
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 248: Letter - #24192
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 248: Letter - #24204
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Punctuation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 248: Punctuation - #24197
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