Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Joseph b. Moses Oshki (יוסף בן משה אושקי) (Date active: 1481)
Autograph
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Sephardi (Maghreb)
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand
Mudejar

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

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
  • There is no shading
10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m.
23 May 2024, 6:07 p.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/682/ on 2025-12-04.

Abbreviation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67: Abbreviation - #14454
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67: Abbreviation - #14452
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Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67: Justification - #14449
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67: Letter - #14433
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67: Letter - #14432
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67: Letter - #14453
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67: Letter - #14434
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67: Letter - #14451
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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67: Letter - #14457
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67: Letter - #14445
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67: Letter - #14437
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67: Letter - #14443
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Yod

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67: Letter - #14458
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67: Letter - #14429
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67: Letter - #14430
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67: Letter - #14450
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67: Letter - #14438
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67: Letter - #14455
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67: Letter - #14431
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67: Letter - #14444
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67: Letter - #14446
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67: Letter - #14428
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67: Letter - #14448
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67: Letter - #14442
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Pe: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67: Letter - #14439
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67: Letter - #14440
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67: Letter - #14441
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67: Letter - #14436
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67: Letter - #14447
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67: Letter - #14456
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Ligature

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 67: Ligature - #14435
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