Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 563: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Details

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 563: 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
  • Nesting
  • 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 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

Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 563: Justification - #12176
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 563: Justification - #12175
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 563: Letter - #12167
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 563: Letter - #12181
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 563: Letter - #12170
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 563: Letter - #12191
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 563: Letter - #12186
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 563: Letter - #12168
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 563: Letter - #12192
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 563: Letter - #12187
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 563: Letter - #12163
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 563: Letter - #12171
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 563: Letter - #12174
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 563: Letter - #12178
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 563: Letter - #12190
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 563: Letter - #12184
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 563: Letter - #12180
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 563: Letter - #12164
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 563: Letter - #12169
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Pe: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 563: Letter - #12162
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 563: Letter - #12166
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Ṣade: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 563: Letter - #12160
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 563: Letter - #12185
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 563: Letter - #12177
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 563: Letter - #12179
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 563: Letter - #12189
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Ligature

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 563: Ligature - #12159
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