Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 54: Main text scribe 1 - Square

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 54
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 54: Main text scribe 1 - Square

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Sephardi (Italo-Sephardi)
Square
Calligraphic

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
Stable
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Slow
Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular size
  • Square
  • Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are parallel
  • Ascenders are not 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 no shading
11 Feb 2025, 11:07 a.m. by Elena Lolli
11 Feb 2025, 11:48 a.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 54: Main text scribe 1 - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1160/ on 2025-12-04.

Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 54: Letter - #27067
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 54: Letter - #27068
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 54: Letter - #27069
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 54: Letter - #27070
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 54: Letter - #27081
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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 54: Letter - #27083
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 54: Letter - #27072
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 54: Letter - #27073
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 54: Letter - #27071
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Yod

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 54: Letter - #27085
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 54: Letter - #27074
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 54: Letter - #27084
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 54: Letter - #27079
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 54: Letter - #27080
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 54: Letter - #27078
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 54: Letter - #27076
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 54: Letter - #27075
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 54: Letter - #27077
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 54: Letter - #27082
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 54: Letter - #27272
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