Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Byzantine
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Variable
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the height of the line of writing
Variable
Variable
Quick
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Writing on different levels

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than 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

Abbreviation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Abbreviation - #16188
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Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Justification - #16181
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Justification - #16182
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Justification - #16180
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Letter - #16190
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Letter - #16191
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Letter - #16197
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Letter - #16184
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Letter - #16187
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Letter - #16211
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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Letter - #16207
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Letter - #16192
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Letter - #16212
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Letter - #16202
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Yod

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Letter - #16213
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Letter - #16195
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Letter - #16189
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Letter - #16203
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Letter - #16200
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Letter - #16194
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Letter - #16196
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Letter - #16204
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Letter - #16208
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Letter - #16198
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Letter - #16214
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Pe: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Letter - #16186
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Letter - #16209
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Ṣade: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Letter - #16201
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Letter - #16206
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Letter - #16210
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Letter - #16199
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Letter - #16205
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Ligature

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Ligature - #16185
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 22: Ligature - #16183
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