Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 60: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 60
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 60: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Main text scribe

Script Definition

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

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Equal to the height of the line of writing
  • Stable
  • Equal to the width of an average he
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Quick
Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Regular size
  • 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
10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m.
12 Feb 2024, 9:32 a.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli

Abbreviation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 60: Abbreviation - #8102
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Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 60: Justification - #8092
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 60: Justification - #8098
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 60: Letter - #8093
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 60: Letter - #8100
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 60: Letter - #8105
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 60: Letter - #8095
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 60: Letter - #8108
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 60: Letter - #8103
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 60: Letter - #8106
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 60: Letter - #8109
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 60: Letter - #8099
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 60: Letter - #8110
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 60: Letter - #8096
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Pe: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 60: Letter - #8101
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 60: Letter - #8094
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Ṣade: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 60: Letter - #8107
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 60: Letter - #8111
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 60: Letter - #8097
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 60: Letter - #8104
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