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

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Item

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 248

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Name

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

Scribe

[Levi] ([לוי]) (Date active: 1430–1475)

Scribe Identifications

Autograph

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe
Massorete

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Full name

Script Definition

Script Type

Ashkenazi

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)

Script Quality

Current

Script Function

Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

Attached to the headline
Ascenders go above the headline
Descenders descend below the baseline

Text Density

Variable

Spaces Between Lines

Stable
Smaller than the height of the line of writing

Spaces Between Words

Variable

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Stable
Smaller than the width of an average vav

Text Rapidity

Quick

Letters in a Word

Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Regular size

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
Descenders are shorter than the height of the average letter

Parallelism Between Strokes

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

Width of the Stroke

Thin, traced with the edge of the flat nib

Created: 9 Jan 2025, 12:54 p.m. by Elena Lolli

Entry Authors: Elena Lolli

Justification

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

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

Letter

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

Scribe

Script Definition

Global Aspect of the Script

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Justification

Letter

Aleph

Beth

Gimel

Daleth

He

Ḥeth

Kaph

Lamed

Mem

Nun

Nun: final

Samekh

'Ayin

Pe

Pe: final

Ṣade

Shin/Sin

Tav

Punctuation