Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Main text scribe; Artist - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Main text scribe; Artist - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Moses Beit El from Provenza, of the city of Avignon (משה בית אל מפרווינצה מעיר אויניון) (Date active: 1438)
Autograph
  • Main text scribe
  • Artist
Full name

Script Definition

Sephardi (Catalan/Provençal)
Non-square (Beinoni)
  • Calligraphic
  • Current
Bookhand
Scholars'

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • 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

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Regular size
  • Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer 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 shading
10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m.
18 Mar 2024, 12:54 p.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli

Abbreviation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Abbreviation - #10579
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Decoration

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Decoration - #10618
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Decoration - #10612
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Decoration - #10613
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Decoration - #10614
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Decoration - #10615
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Decoration - #10616
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Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Justification - #10605
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Justification - #10580
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Letter - #10578
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Letter - #10586
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Letter - #10606
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Letter - #10608
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Letter - #10597
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Letter - #10619
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Letter - #10591
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Letter - #10593
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Letter - #10600
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Letter - #10601
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Letter - #10604
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Letter - #10607
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Letter - #10585
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Letter - #10588
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Letter - #10611
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Letter - #10590
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Pe: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Letter - #10598
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Letter - #10599
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Ṣade: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Letter - #10609
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Letter - #10595
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Letter - #10592
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Letter - #10603
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Letter - #10610
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Ligature

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Ligature - #10602
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 79: Ligature - #10575
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