Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 631: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 631
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 631: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Oriental
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
Variable
Variable
Quick
Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Regular 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
17 Oct 2024, 10:51 a.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 631: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/935/ on 2025-12-04.

Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 631: Justification - #20559
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 631: Justification - #20560
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 631: Letter - #20552
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 631: Letter - #20550
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 631: Letter - #20551
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 631: Letter - #20567
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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 631: Letter - #20568
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 631: Letter - #20555
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 631: Letter - #20572
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 631: Letter - #20564
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 631: Letter - #20563
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 631: Letter - #20562
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 631: Letter - #20554
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 631: Letter - #20570
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 631: Letter - #20557
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 631: Letter - #20566
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 631: Letter - #20565
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 631: Letter - #20553
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 631: Letter - #20569
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 631: Letter - #20549
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Ṣade: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 631: Letter - #20547
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 631: Letter - #20558
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 631: Letter - #20556
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 631: Letter - #20561
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 631: Letter - #20548
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Punctuation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 631: Punctuation - #20571
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