Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Joseph b. Benaia b. Saadia (יוסף בן בניה בן סעדיה) (Date active: 1478)
Autograph
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Yemenite
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Equal to the height of the line of writing
Variable
Variable
Quick
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Regular size
  • Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are not parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are not parallel
  • Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are not parallel among them
  • Descenders are not parallel among them
  • Thin, traced with the edge of the flat nib
  • There is no shading
3 Mar 2025, 9 a.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1219/ on 2025-12-04.

Abbreviation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Abbreviation - #28870
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Decoration

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Decoration - #29029
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Decoration - #29194
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Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Justification - #28868
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28875
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28880
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28873
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28871
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28900
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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28892
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28902
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28891
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28901
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Yod

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28905
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28872
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28869
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28904
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28884
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28909
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28895
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28910
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28881
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28883
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28878
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28876
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Pe: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28866
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28865
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28898
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28907
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28879
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Letter - #28877
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Ligature-Connected

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Ligature-Connected - #28882
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Nexus

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Nexus - #28867
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Punctuation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Punctuation - #28897
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 97a: Punctuation - #28874
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