Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh. Or. 1: Main text scribe - Square

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh. Or. 1: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Ashkenazi
Square
Calligraphic
Display

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the upper part
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Equal to the height of the line of writing
Variable
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Slow
Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular size
  • Square
  • Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are parallel
  • Ascenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
  • Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
  • There is shading
4 Nov 2024, 3:53 p.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh. Or. 1: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/965/ on 2025-12-04.

Decoration

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Decoration - #21390
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Divine Symbol

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Divine Symbol - #21470
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Divine Symbol - #21330
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Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Justification - #21329
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Justification - #21379
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Justification - #21331
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Justification - #21384
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Justification - #21328
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Letter - #21326
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Letter - #21362
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Letter - #21373
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Letter - #21383
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Letter - #21388
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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Letter - #21386
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Letter - #21365
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Letter - #21368
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Letter - #21375
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Yod

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Letter - #21385
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Letter - #21327
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Letter - #21382
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Letter - #21487
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Letter - #21380
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Letter - #21364
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Letter - #21374
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Letter - #21363
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Letter - #21377
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Letter - #21381
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Letter - #21333
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Letter - #21471
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Pe: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Letter - #21366
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Letter - #21387
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Ṣade: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Letter - #21334
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Letter - #21372
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Letter - #21369
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Letter - #21376
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Letter - #21370
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Punctuation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 1: Punctuation - #21378
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