Oxford, Bodleian MS. Kennicott 3: Vocaliser; Massorete 1

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Kennicott 3
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Kennicott 3: Vocaliser; Massorete 1

Scribe

Joseph b. Isaac (יוסף בן יצחק) (Date active: 1299)
Scribe named in the document
  • Vocaliser
  • Massorete
יוסף ב"ר יצחק
Full name

Script Definition

Byzantine
Massoretic

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Elongated horizontally
  • 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 parallel
  • Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
6 Nov 2026, 4:54 p.m.
6 Nov 2026, 12:45 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea
6 Nov 2026, 4:54 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Kennicott 3: Vocaliser; Massorete 1', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2274/ on 2026-11-09.
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