Oxford, Bodleian MS. Kennicott 3: Vocaliser; Massorete 2

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Kennicott 3
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Kennicott 3: Vocaliser; Massorete 2

Scribe

Scribe not identified
  • Vocaliser
  • Massorete
Potentially the real and the only vocaliser and massorete of this manuscript

Script Definition

Ashkenazi
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 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
Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
6 Nov 2026, 4:54 p.m.
6 Nov 2026, 12:48 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 2', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2275/ on 2026-11-09.
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