Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Main text scribe - Cursive

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Main text scribe - Cursive

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Oriental
Cursive
Current
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the upper part
  • 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

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable 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 shading
25 Oct 2024, 2:02 p.m. by Elena Lolli
25 Oct 2024, 3:35 p.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli

Abbreviation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Abbreviation - #20925
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Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Justification - #20913
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Justification - #20915
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20920
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20938
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20927
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20930
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20918
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20928
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20929
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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20937
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20926
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20932
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20912
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Yod

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20947
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20923
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20946
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20950
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20942
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20936
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20935
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20940
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20914
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20922
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Pe: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20939
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20916
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Ṣade: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20934
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20941
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20919
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20933
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Letter - #20924
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Ligature

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Ligature - #20921
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Ligature - #20945
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Ligature - #20943
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Ligature - #20917
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Ligature - #20948
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Ligature - #20949
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Ligature - #20952
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Ligature - #20954
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Nexus

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Nexus - #20931
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 659: Nexus - #20944
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