Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 34: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 34
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 34: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Sephardi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand

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
  • Overarching
  • Puzzle-letters
  • Writing on different levels

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 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.
10 Apr 2024, 7:30 p.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli

Abbreviation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 34: Abbreviation - #11913
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Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 34: Justification - #11915
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 34: Letter - #11919
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 34: Letter - #11916
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 34: Letter - #11932
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 34: Letter - #11909
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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 34: Letter - #11931
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 34: Letter - #11917
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 34: Letter - #11910
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 34: Letter - #11927
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 34: Letter - #11921
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 34: Letter - #11928
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 34: Letter - #11925
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 34: Letter - #11926
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 34: Letter - #11912
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 34: Letter - #11924
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 34: Letter - #11930
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 34: Letter - #11911
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Pe: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 34: Letter - #11918
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 34: Letter - #11929
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 34: Letter - #11923
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 34: Letter - #11920
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 34: Letter - #11922
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Ligature

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 34: Ligature - #11914
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