Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 316: Main text scribe; Massorete - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 316: Main text scribe; Massorete - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Autograph
  • Main text scribe
  • Massorete
Full name

Script Definition

Ashkenazi (Germany and Eastern Europe)
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand
Gothic

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the middle
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
Variable
Quick
Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular size
  • Elongated vertically
  • Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are parallel
  • Ascenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
  • Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
  • There is shading

Abbreviation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 316: Abbreviation - #13794
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Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 316: Justification - #13793
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 316: Letter - #13791
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 316: Letter - #13797
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 316: Letter - #13806
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 316: Letter - #13795
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 316: Letter - #13798
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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 316: Letter - #13816
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 316: Letter - #13815
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 316: Letter - #13808
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 316: Letter - #13803
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Yod

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 316: Letter - #13817
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 316: Letter - #13809
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 316: Letter - #13801
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 316: Letter - #13799
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 316: Letter - #13814
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 316: Letter - #13812
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 316: Letter - #13800
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 316: Letter - #13804
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 316: Letter - #13813
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 316: Letter - #13819
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 316: Letter - #13792
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 316: Letter - #13802
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 316: Letter - #13810
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 316: Letter - #13796
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 316: Letter - #13805
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 316: Letter - #13811
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Ligature

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 316: Ligature - #13807
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