Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh. Or. 51: Main text scribe - Square

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh. Or. 51: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Ashkenazi (France)
Square
Calligraphic

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the upper part
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Variable
  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
Variable
Variable
Slow
Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular size
  • Square
  • Ascenders are equal to 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 not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are not 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
19 Nov 2024, 3:13 p.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh. Or. 51: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/995/ on 2026-04-27.

Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Justification - #22198
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Justification - #22195
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22188
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22219
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22224
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22232
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22228
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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22223
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22230
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22200
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Yod

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22220
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22190
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22214
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22226
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22222
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22193
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22216
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22234
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22203
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22215
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22199
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22197
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Ṣade: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22194
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22205
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22218
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22189
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22192
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Punctuation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Punctuation - #22191
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