Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 142: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 142
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 142: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Ashkenazi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
Bookhand
  • Scholars'
  • Gothic

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
Variable
Slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Biting

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
  • Thin, traced with the edge of the flat nib
  • There is no shading
10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m.
18 Jan 2024, 9:25 a.m. by Elena Lolli
10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli

Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 142: Justification - #6550
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 142: Justification - #6551
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 142: Justification - #6547
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 142: Justification - #6555
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 142: Letter - #6564
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 142: Letter - #6557
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 142: Letter - #6556
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 142: Letter - #6549
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 142: Letter - #6552
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 142: Letter - #6565
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 142: Letter - #6554
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 142: Letter - #6562
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 142: Letter - #6560
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 142: Letter - #6561
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Pe: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 142: Letter - #6553
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 142: Letter - #6548
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 142: Letter - #6558
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 142: Letter - #6566
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Ligature

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 142: Ligature - #6559
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Punctuation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 142: Punctuation - #6563
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