Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 49B: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 49B
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 49B: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Italian
Non-square (Beinoni)
  • Calligraphic
  • Current
Bookhand
  • Rotunda
  • Scholars'

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
Variable
Variable
Quick
Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Regular size
  • Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are not parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are parallel
  • Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are not 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 shading
10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m.
11 Mar 2024, 5:23 p.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 49B: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/462/ on 2026-06-05.

Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 49B: Justification - #9869
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 49B: Justification - #9865
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 49B: Letter - #9860
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 49B: Letter - #46007
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 49B: Letter - #9864
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 49B: Letter - #9866
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 49B: Letter - #9880
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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 49B: Letter - #46011
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 49B: Letter - #9862
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 49B: Letter - #46008
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 49B: Letter - #9874
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Yod

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 49B: Letter - #46013
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 49B: Letter - #9863
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 49B: Letter - #9875
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 49B: Letter - #9871
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 49B: Letter - #9873
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 49B: Letter - #46009
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 49B: Letter - #46014
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 49B: Letter - #9878
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 49B: Letter - #9868
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 49B: Letter - #46010
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 49B: Letter - #9870
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Pe: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 49B: Letter - #9876
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 49B: Letter - #9867
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Ṣade: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 49B: Letter - #9881
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 49B: Letter - #9872
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 49B: Letter - #46012
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 49B: Letter - #9879
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 49B: Letter - #9877
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Ligature

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 49B: Ligature - #9861
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 49B: Ligature - #9940
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