Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 166: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 166: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Autograph
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Oriental
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the upper part
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Variable
  • Stable
  • Equal to the height of the line of writing
Variable
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Quick
  • Regular spacing
  • Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Regular size
  • Ascenders are equal to 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

Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 166: Justification - #11955
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 166: Letter - #11944
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 166: Letter - #11945
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 166: Letter - #11949
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 166: Letter - #11951
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 166: Letter - #11957
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 166: Letter - #11963
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 166: Letter - #11964
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 166: Letter - #11958
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 166: Letter - #11947
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 166: Letter - #11948
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 166: Letter - #11959
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 166: Letter - #11969
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 166: Letter - #11968
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 166: Letter - #11961
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 166: Letter - #11952
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 166: Letter - #11965
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 166: Letter - #11967
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 166: Letter - #11953
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Pe: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 166: Letter - #11950
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 166: Letter - #11956
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Ṣade: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 166: Letter - #11954
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 166: Letter - #11960
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 166: Letter - #11962
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 166: Letter - #11966
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Ligature

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 166: Ligature - #11942
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 166: Ligature - #11943
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