Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 144: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 144
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 144: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Oriental
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand
Scholars'

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the upper part
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Variable
  • Stable
  • Equal to the height of the line of writing
Variable
Variable
Quick
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are not parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are not parallel
  • Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are not parallel among them
  • Descenders are not parallel among them
  • Thin, traced with the edge of the flat nib
  • There is no shading
10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m.
24 Jan 2024, 6:01 p.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli

Abbreviation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 144: Abbreviation - #6856
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Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 144: Justification - #6858
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 144: Justification - #6866
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 144: Justification - #6859
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 144: Letter - #6855
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 144: Letter - #6860
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 144: Letter - #6868
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 144: Letter - #6865
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 144: Letter - #6854
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 144: Letter - #6863
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 144: Letter - #6862
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 144: Letter - #6853
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 144: Letter - #6871
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 144: Letter - #6857
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 144: Letter - #6870
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 144: Letter - #6861
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 144: Letter - #6852
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 144: Letter - #6864
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Ligature

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 144: Ligature - #6869
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 144: Ligature - #6867
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