Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 252: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 252: 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

  • 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
  • Puzzle-letters
  • Writing on different levels

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular size
  • Square

  • Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter

  • Downstrokes are parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are not 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 no shading

Abbreviation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 252: Abbreviation - #12065
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 252: Abbreviation - #12124
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Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 252: Justification - #12120
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 252: Letter - #12071
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 252: Letter - #12082
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 252: Letter - #12078
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 252: Letter - #12110
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 252: Letter - #12123
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 252: Letter - #12085
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 252: Letter - #12121
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 252: Letter - #12119
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 252: Letter - #12081
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 252: Letter - #12109
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 252: Letter - #12079
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 252: Letter - #12117
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 252: Letter - #12115
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 252: Letter - #12070
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 252: Letter - #12086
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 252: Letter - #12116
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 252: Letter - #12084
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 252: Letter - #12077
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 252: Letter - #12118
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 252: Letter - #12114
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 252: Letter - #12122
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 252: Letter - #12113
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Ligature

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 252: Ligature - #12067
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 252: Ligature - #12068
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