Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. sup. 106: Main text scribe; Artist - Square

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. sup. 106
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. sup. 106: Main text scribe; Artist - Square

Scribe

Scribe not identified
  • Main text scribe
  • Artist

Script Definition

Ashkenazi
Square
Calligraphic
Display
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
  • There is shading
10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m.
12 Jan 2024, 8:07 p.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. sup. 106: Main text scribe; Artist - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/303/ on 2025-12-04.

Decoration

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. sup. 106: Decoration - #6257
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Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. sup. 106: Justification - #6256
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. sup. 106: Letter - #6255
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. sup. 106: Letter - #6267
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. sup. 106: Letter - #6260
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. sup. 106: Letter - #6265
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. sup. 106: Letter - #6272
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. sup. 106: Letter - #6269
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. sup. 106: Letter - #6259
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. sup. 106: Letter - #6261
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. sup. 106: Letter - #6253
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. sup. 106: Letter - #6262
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. sup. 106: Letter - #6258
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. sup. 106: Letter - #6264
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. sup. 106: Letter - #6263
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Ṣade: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. sup. 106: Letter - #6271
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. sup. 106: Letter - #6270
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. sup. 106: Letter - #6266
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. sup. 106: Letter - #6268
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Punctuation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. sup. 106: Punctuation - #6254
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