Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 79: Main text scribe - Square

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 79
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 79: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Italian
Square
Calligraphic

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
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
  • Elongated vertically
Descenders are shorter 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
7 Apr 2026, 3:56 p.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 79: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1919/ on 2026-04-27.

Letter

He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 79: Letter - #46016
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Yod

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 79: Letter - #46031
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 79: Letter - #46030
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 79: Letter - #46025
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 79: Letter - #46028
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 79: Letter - #46026
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 79: Letter - #46029
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