Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Yafet b. Solomon ha-Levi (יפת בר שלמה הלוי) (Date active: 1181-1204)
Autograph
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Oriental
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand

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
  • Nesting
  • Puzzle-letters
  • Writing on different levels

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable 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
  • Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
  • There is no shading
30 Mar 2026, 1:11 p.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1906/ on 2026-04-25.

Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Justification - #45735
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Justification - #45724
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Letter - #45717
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Letter - #45749
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Letter - #45744
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Letter - #45729
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Letter - #45747
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Letter - #45740
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Letter - #45732
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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Letter - #45743
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Letter - #45720
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Letter - #45726
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Letter - #45742
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Yod

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Letter - #45746
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Letter - #45725
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Letter - #45728
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Letter - #45739
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Letter - #45722
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Letter - #45721
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Letter - #45730
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Letter - #45750
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Letter - #45748
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Letter - #45723
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Letter - #45737
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Letter - #45733
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Pe: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Letter - #45727
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Letter - #45736
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Ṣade: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Letter - #45738
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Letter - #45741
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Letter - #45731
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Letter - #45718
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Letter - #45719
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Nexus

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Nexus - #45745
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Punctuation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Punctuation - #45734
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