Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 53: Main text scribe - Square

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 53
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 53: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Israel b. Azariah b. Moses Ashkenazi (ישראל בן עזריא בן משה אשכנזי) (Date active: 1450)
Autograph
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Byzantine
Square
Calligraphic
Display
Scholars'

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the middle
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Smaller 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
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 no shading
10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m.
9 Feb 2024, 8:27 p.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli

Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 53: Justification - #8053
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 53: Letter - #8045
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 53: Letter - #8058
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 53: Letter - #8050
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 53: Letter - #8061
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 53: Letter - #8059
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 53: Letter - #8057
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 53: Letter - #8049
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 53: Letter - #8051
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 53: Letter - #8048
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 53: Letter - #8052
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 53: Letter - #8054
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 53: Letter - #8046
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Pe: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 53: Letter - #8055
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 53: Letter - #8047
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 53: Letter - #8060
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 53: Letter - #8056
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