Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 517: Glossator - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 517: Glossator - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Glossator

Script Definition

Sephardi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Variable
Variable
Variable
Variable
Quick
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting

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

Abbreviation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 517: Abbreviation - #17269
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 517: Letter - #17266
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 517: Letter - #17257
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 517: Letter - #17261
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 517: Letter - #17282
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 517: Letter - #17264
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 517: Letter - #17270
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 517: Letter - #17268
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 517: Letter - #17273
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 517: Letter - #17278
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 517: Letter - #17281
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 517: Letter - #17280
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 517: Letter - #17272
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 517: Letter - #17267
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 517: Letter - #17277
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 517: Letter - #17265
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 517: Letter - #17274
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 517: Letter - #17276
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 517: Letter - #17258
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Ligature

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 517: Ligature - #17260
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 517: Ligature - #17263
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