Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Ashkenazi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
Bookhand
Scholars'

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the middle
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Equal to 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
Slow
Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular size
  • Square
  • Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • 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
10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m.
11 Jan 2024, 11:15 a.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli

Abbreviation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Abbreviation - #6069
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Abbreviation - #6108
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Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Justification - #6081
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Justification - #6075
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Justification - #6084
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Justification - #6109
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Letter

Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Letter - #6077
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Letter - #6083
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Letter - #6086
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Letter - #6105
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Letter - #6085
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Letter - #6080
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Letter - #6089
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Letter - #6071
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Letter - #6107
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Letter - #6079
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Letter - #6082
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Letter - #6088
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Letter - #6106
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 4: Letter - #6073
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