Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Sephardi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • 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
  • Overarching
  • Puzzle-letters
  • Writing on different levels

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • Ascenders are longer than 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
10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m.
4 Jul 2024, 8:42 a.m. by Elena Lolli
10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli

Abbreviation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45: Abbreviation - #16898
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Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45: Justification - #16905
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45: Letter - #16896
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45: Letter - #16908
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45: Letter - #16911
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45: Letter - #16901
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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45: Letter - #16920
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45: Letter - #16902
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45: Letter - #16909
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45: Letter - #16913
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45: Letter - #16918
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45: Letter - #16917
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45: Letter - #16897
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45: Letter - #16916
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45: Letter - #16912
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45: Letter - #16903
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45: Letter - #16906
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45: Letter - #16919
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Pe: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45: Letter - #16904
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45: Letter - #16900
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Ṣade: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45: Letter - #16899
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45: Letter - #16921
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45: Letter - #16914
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45: Letter - #16915
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45: Letter - #16910
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45: Letter - #16907
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Ligature

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45: Ligature - #16892
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45: Ligature - #16895
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45: Ligature - #16922
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45: Ligature - #16923
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45: Ligature - #16894
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 45: Ligature - #16893
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