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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Pococke 135: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Item

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Pococke 135

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Name

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Pococke 135: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Eleazar b. Abraham (אליעזר בן אברהם) (Date active: 1277)

Scribe Identifications

Scribe named in the document

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Name in Document

אליעזר בר אברהם

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Full name

Script Definition

Script Type

Oriental
Oriental (North-East)

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

In the middle
Ascenders go above the headline
Descenders descend below the baseline

Text Density

Stable

Spaces Between Lines

Stable
Smaller than the height of the line of writing

Spaces Between Words

Stable
Smaller than the width of an average he

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Variable
Smaller than the width of an average vav

Text Rapidity

Quick

Letters in a Word

Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
Descenders are shorter than the height of the average letter

Parallelism Between Strokes

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

Created: 4 Nov 2026, 1:29 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Entry Authors: Miruna-Ștefana Belea

How to cite this page: Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Pococke 135: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2262/ on 2026-11-09.

Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Pococke 135: Justification - #56408

Letter

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Pococke 135: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Script Definition

Global Aspect of the Script

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Justification

Letter

Aleph

Beth

Gimel

Daleth

He

Vav

Zayin

Ḥeth

Ṭeth

Yod

Kaph

Kaph: final

Lamed

Mem

Mem: final

Nun

Nun: final

Samekh

'Ayin

Pe

Pe: final

Ṣade

Ṣade: final

Qoph

Resh

Shin/Sin

Tav

Ligature-Connected

Nexus

Vowel/Diacritic