Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Barukh b. Isaac [of Aleppo] (ברוך בן יצחק) (Date active: 12th c.)
Autograph
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Oriental
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Documentary

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the upper part
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
Variable
Variable
Quick
Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Regular size
  • Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are equal to 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
8 Jan 2026, 10:47 a.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1597/ on 2026-01-12.

Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: Justification - #37369
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: Justification - #37350
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: Letter - #37341
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: Letter - #37331
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: Letter - #37328
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: Letter - #37360
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: Letter - #37370
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: Letter - #37333
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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: Letter - #37371
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: Letter - #37349
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: Letter - #37342
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: Letter - #37362
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Yod

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: Letter - #37345
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: Letter - #37344
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: Letter - #37335
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: Letter - #37334
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: Letter - #37363
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: Letter - #37351
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: Letter - #37357
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: Letter - #37339
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: Letter - #37325
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: Letter - #37336
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: Letter - #37338
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: Letter - #37348
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: Letter - #37354
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Ṣade: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: Letter - #37366
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: Letter - #37365
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: Letter - #37358
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: Letter - #37327
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: Letter - #37353
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Nexus

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.1: Nexus - #37323
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