Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 116: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 116: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Autograph
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Sephardi (Maghreb)
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
Variable
Variable
Variable
Quick
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching
  • Puzzle-letters
  • Writing on different levels

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable 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

Abbreviation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 116: Abbreviation - #12891
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Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 116: Justification - #12907
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 116: Letter - #12895
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 116: Letter - #12903
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 116: Letter - #12893
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 116: Letter - #12896
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 116: Letter - #12890
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 116: Letter - #12894
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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 116: Letter - #12914
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 116: Letter - #12898
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 116: Letter - #12892
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Yod

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 116: Letter - #12915
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 116: Letter - #12913
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 116: Letter - #12899
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 116: Letter - #12910
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 116: Letter - #12916
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 116: Letter - #12902
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 116: Letter - #12905
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 116: Letter - #12900
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 116: Letter - #12911
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 116: Letter - #12901
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 116: Letter - #12906
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Ṣade: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 116: Letter - #12908
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 116: Letter - #12897
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 116: Letter - #12909
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 116: Letter - #12904
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 116: Letter - #12912
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