Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 43: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 43
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 43: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Joseph b. Hayyim Marsili (יוסף בן חיים מרצילי) (Date active: 1421)
Autograph
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Sephardi (Italo-Sephardi)
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand
  • Merchants'
  • Mudejar

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the upper part
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Variable
  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
Variable
Variable
Quick
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Puzzle-letters
  • Writing on different levels

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • Ascenders are longer than 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
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13 Mar 2024, 2:34 p.m. by Elena Lolli
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Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 43: Justification - #10111
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 43: Letter - #10115
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 43: Letter - #10141
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 43: Letter - #10125
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 43: Letter - #10108
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 43: Letter - #10107
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 43: Letter - #10110
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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 43: Letter - #10147
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 43: Letter - #10135
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 43: Letter - #10122
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 43: Letter - #10134
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 43: Letter - #10146
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 43: Letter - #10105
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 43: Letter - #10138
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 43: Letter - #10145
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 43: Letter - #10116
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 43: Letter - #10130
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 43: Letter - #10136
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 43: Letter - #10123
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Pe: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 43: Letter - #10113
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 43: Letter - #10119
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Ṣade: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 43: Letter - #10143
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 43: Letter - #10126
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 43: Letter - #10106
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 43: Letter - #10121
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 43: Letter - #10139
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Ligature

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 43: Ligature - #10103
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 43: Ligature - #10137
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