Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Main text scribe; Artist - Square

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Main text scribe; Artist - Square

Scribe

Scribe not identified
  • Main text scribe
  • Artist

Script Definition

Oriental
Square
Calligraphic
Display

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the height of the line of writing
Variable
  • 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 longer than the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are 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
  • Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
  • There is no shading
22 Jan 2026, 2:33 p.m.
22 Jan 2026, 1:41 p.m. by Elena Lolli
22 Jan 2026, 2:33 p.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Main text scribe; Artist - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1662/ on 2026-01-31.

Decoration

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Decoration - #39421
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Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Justification - #39408
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Justification - #39423
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Letter - #39390
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Letter - #39413
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Letter - #39388
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Letter - #39407
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Letter - #39410
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Letter - #39414
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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Letter - #39419
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Letter - #39394
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Letter - #39411
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Letter - #39405
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Yod

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Letter - #39416
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Letter - #39401
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Letter - #39418
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Letter - #39406
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Letter - #39395
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Letter - #39400
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Letter - #39403
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Letter - #39409
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Letter - #39404
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Letter - #39402
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Letter - #39399
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Pe: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Letter - #39391
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Letter - #39387
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Ṣade: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Letter - #39417
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Letter - #39415
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Letter - #39412
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Letter - #39420
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Letter - #39397
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.42: Letter - #39392
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