Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 15: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 15
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 15: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Eliezer b. David ha-Levi Adelkind (אליעזר בן דוד הלוי אדילקינט) (Date active: 1479)
Autograph
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Ashkenazi (Italo-Ashkenazi)
Non-square (Beinoni)
  • Calligraphic
  • Current
Bookhand
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
Variable
  • Variable
  • No space (letters touch each other)
Quick
Irregular 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 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.
22 Feb 2024, 2:22 p.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli

Abbreviation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 15: Abbreviation - #9035
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Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 15: Justification - #9033
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 15: Justification - #9034
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 15: Letter - #9032
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 15: Letter - #9029
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 15: Letter - #9055
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 15: Letter - #9031
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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 15: Letter - #9056
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 15: Letter - #9057
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Yod

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 15: Letter - #9059
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 15: Letter - #9044
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 15: Letter - #9040
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 15: Letter - #9039
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 15: Letter - #9042
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 15: Letter - #9037
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 15: Letter - #9030
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 15: Letter - #9058
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 15: Letter - #9045
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 15: Letter - #9060
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 15: Letter - #9061
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Ligature

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 15: Ligature - #9046
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