Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Main text scribe 2 - Non-square (Beinoni)
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Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Main text scribe 2 - Non-square (Beinoni)
Scribe
Scribe not identified
Main text scribe
Script Definition
Sephardi (Maghreb)
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand
Global Aspect of the Script
- In the upper part
- 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
- Nesting
Approximate Size of Average Letters
Regular 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
Justification
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Justification - #20841

Letter
Aleph
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20820

Beth
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20836

Gimel
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20827

Daleth
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20838

He
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20835

Vav
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20844

Zayin
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20845

Ḥeth
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20840

Ṭeth
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20828

Yod
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20847

Kaph
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20834

Kaph: final
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20830

Lamed
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20848

Mem
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20839

Mem: final
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20849

Nun
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20832

Nun: final
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20821

Samekh
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20850

'Ayin
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20824

Pe
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20837

Pe: final
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20825

Ṣade
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20833

Ṣade: final
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20831

Qoph
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20826

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20842

Resh
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20846

Shin/Sin
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20843

Tav
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20822

Nexus
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Nexus - #20819
