Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: 18r
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18r
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Graphic Element
NameAbbreviation - #9462
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeAbbreviation
AbbreviationDots above letters
NameJustification - #9446
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeJustification
Justifications
- Extended letters
NameLetter - #9443
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterAleph
DuctusTraced with 3 movements
General ShapeKappa-shaped
Components & Features
- joins the chevron
- left-hand downstroke is the main component
- descends from the headline
- does not reach the baseline
- rounded
- no foot
- MOVE TO ROOF short stroke slanted in respect of the main stem
- joins/approaches the main stroke in its upper part
- branches of the chevron are attached to the main stroke in its upper part
- upper branch of the chevron is written above the headline
- lower branch of the chevron is equal to the upper branch of the chevron
- lower branch of the chevron is curved to the left
- lower branch of the chevron is arched
- no roof
NameLetter - #9458
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterBeth
DuctusTraced with 2 movements
General ShapeSquare
Components & Features
- parallel to the base
- shorter than the base
- concave (rounded) ⋃
- traced as a separate movement from the upper bar
- angular juncture with the upper bar
- slanted
- parallel to the upper bar
- longer than the upper bar
- concave (rounded) ⋃
- turns upwards on the left
NameLetter - #9459
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterGimel
DuctusTraced with 2 movements
General ShapeTriangular
Components & Features
- descends below the baseline
- slanted to the left \
- no head
- joins the stem below the baseline
- descends below the baseline
- parallel to the baseline
- straight
NameLetter - #9455
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterDaleth
DuctusTraced with 2 movements
Components & Features
- concave (rounded) ⋃
- traced as a separate movement from the upper bar
- angular juncture with the upper bar
- does not reach the baseline
- slanted
- rounded
NameLetter - #9460
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterHe
DuctusTraced with 2 movements
Components & Features
- slanted
- traced with the same movement as the upper bar
- rounded juncture with the upper bar
- shorter than the left-hand downstroke
- slanted
- does not reach the baseline
- separate from the upper bar
- longer than the right-hand downstroke
- slanted
- descends below the baseline
NameLetter - #9466
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterZayin
DuctusTraced with 2 movements
Components & Features
- reaches the baseline
- straight
- wedge-shaped
- with a head
- traced as a separate movement from the stem
- placed to the right
- angular juncture with the stem
- slanted
- hook-shaped
- large dot
NameLetter - #9457
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterṬeth
DuctusTraced with 2 movements
Components & Features
- traced as a separate movement from the left arm
- joins the left arm sharply at the baseline
- forms a base parallel to the baseline
- shorter than the left arm
- rounded
- no roof
- traced as a separate movement from the right arm
- goes below the juncture with the right arm forming a tail
- longer than the right arm
- rounded
- no roof
NameLetter - #9461
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterKaph
DuctusTraced with 1 movements
General ShapeRounded
Components & Features
- slanted
- not parallel to the base
- shorter than the base
- traced with the same movement as the upper bar
- rounded juncture with the upper bar
- rounded
- rounded juncture with the right-hand downstroke
- longer than the upper bar
- concave (rounded) ⋃
- turns upwards on the left
NameLetter - #9464
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterLamed
DuctusTraced with 2 movements
General ShapeReduced to two lines
Components & Features
- longer than the height of the line of writing
- rounded
- no flag
- there is no horizontal bar
- attached to the ascender
- angular juncture with the ascender
- attached to the ascender at an angle
- reaches the baseline
- forms a base
- rounded
NameLetter - #9450
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterMem: final
DuctusTraced with 2 movements
General ShapeSimilar to samekh
Components & Features
- longer than the base
- concave (rounded) ⋃
- traced as a separate movement from the upper horizontal bar
- angular juncture with the upper horizontal bar
- rounded
- traced with the same movement as the right-hand downstroke
- rounded juncture with the right-hand downstroke
- joins the left-hand downstroke
- concave (rounded) ⋃
- traced with the same movement as the base
- angular juncture with the upper bar
- rounded
NameLetter - #9444
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterNun
DuctusTraced with 1 movements
General ShapeRounded
Components & Features
- shorter than the height of the line of writing
- does not reach the baseline
- slanted to the left \
- rounded
- no head
- traced with the same movement as the stem
- rounded juncture with the stem
- descends below the baseline
- concave (rounded) ⋃
- turns downwards at the left end
NameLetter - #9452
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterNun: final
DuctusTraced with 2 movements
General ShapeRounded
Components & Features
- longer than the height of the line of writing
- wavy
- with a head
- traced as a separate movement from the descender
- placed to the left
- angular juncture with the descender
- slanted
NameLetter - #9467
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterSamekh
DuctusTraced with 2 movements
General ShapeSimilar to mem: final
Components & Features
- convex (rounded) ⋂
- traced with the same movement as the upper bar
- traced as a closed circle
- rounded juncture with the upper bar
- rounded
- there is a base
- traced with the same movement as the right-hand downstroke
- rounded juncture with the right-hand downstroke
- joins the left-hand downstroke
- rounded juncture with the left-hand downstroke
- concave (rounded) ⋃
- traced as a separate movement from the base
- rounded juncture with the upper bar
- joins the right-hand downstroke sharply at the baseline
- goes below the juncture with the base/right-hand downstroke
- perpendicular to the baseline
- straight
NameLetter - #9454
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
Letter'Ayin
DuctusTraced with 2 movements
General ShapeRounded
Components & Features
- DELETE attached to the base
- traced with the same movement as the base
- rounded
- with a roof
- placed to the left
- slanted
- attached to the base
- slanted
- no roof
- slanted
- turns upwards on the left
NameLetter - #9448
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterPe
DuctusTraced with 2 movements
General ShapeLarger than the average letters
Components & Features
- traced with the same movement as the right-hand downstroke
- shorter than the base
- convex (rounded) ⋂
- traced with the same movement as the upper bar
- rounded juncture with the upper bar
- rounded
- traced with the same movement as the right-hand downstroke
- longer than the upper bar
- descends below the baseline
- concave (rounded) ⋃
- turns upwards on the left
- traced as a separate stroke
- angular juncture with the upper bar
- cross-shaped juncture with the upper bar
- attached to the extremity of the upper bar
- perpendicular to the upper bar
- shorter than the height of the line of writing
- rounded
NameLetter - #9469
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterPe: final
DuctusTraced with 4 movements
General ShapeVertically rectangular
Components & Features
- traced as a separate movement from the descender
- slanted
- traced as a separate movement from the upper bar
- angular juncture with the upper bar
- longer than the height of the line of writing
- slanted
- traced as a separate stroke
- does not join the upper bar
- ascends above the headline
- longer than the height of the line of writing
- turns right
- with a serif
NameLetter - #9465
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterṢade
DuctusTraced with 2 movements
General ShapeRounded
Components & Features
- rounded
- no roof
- traced with the same movement as the stem
- rounded juncture with the stem
- concave (rounded) ⋃
- turns upwards at the left end
- joins/approaches the top of the stem
- juncture with the stem forms a loop
- rounded
- no roof
NameLetter - #9453
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterResh
DuctusTraced with 1 movements
General ShapeRounded
Components & Features
- convex (rounded) ⋂
- traced with the same movement as the upper bar
- rounded juncture with the upper bar
- does not reach the baseline
- rounded
NameLetter - #9463
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterShin/Sin
DuctusTraced with 3 movements
Components & Features
- forms a concave base ⋃
- equal to the left arm
- rounded
- no roof
- joins the right arm/base at the baseline
- equal to the right arm
- rounded
- no roof
- DELETE longer than an average yod
- MOVE TO HEAD turns to the right
- MOVE TO HEAD turns upwards
- SPLIT joins/approaches the left arm at the top
- rounded
- no roof
NameLetter - #9472
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLetter
LetterTav
DuctusTraced with 3 movements
Components & Features
- concave (rounded) ⋃
- traced as a separate movement from the upper bar
- joins the upper bar
- rounded juncture with the upper bar
- shorter than the left-hand downstroke
- reaches the baseline
- rounded
- separate from the upper bar
- longer than the right-hand downstroke
- descends below the baseline
- the part below the baseline is longer than the body of the letter
- rounded
- with a foot
- with a roof
- traced with the same movement as the downstroke
- turns to the left
- descends below the baseline
- concave (rounded) ⋃
- traced as a separate movement from the left-hand downstroke
- SPLIT rounded
NameLigature - #9468
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLigature
Ligature Nameשךקכ [ ךשצקג
NameLigature - #9470
HandOxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
TypeLigature
Ligature Namealef + lamed
Details
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18r
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Graphic Elements
Abbreviation
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Abbreviation - #9462
Justification
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Justification - #9446
Letter
Aleph
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Letter - #9443
Beth
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Letter - #9458
Gimel
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Letter - #9459
Daleth
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Letter - #9455
He
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Letter - #9460
Zayin
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Letter - #9466
Ṭeth
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Letter - #9457
Kaph
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Letter - #9461
Lamed
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Letter - #9464
Mem: final
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Letter - #9450
Nun
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Letter - #9444
Nun: final
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Letter - #9452
Samekh
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Letter - #9467
'Ayin
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Letter - #9454
Pe
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Letter - #9448
Pe: final
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Letter - #9469
Ṣade
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Letter - #9465
Resh
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Letter - #9453
Shin/Sin
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Letter - #9463
Tav
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Letter - #9472
Ligature
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Ligature - #9468
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Ligature - #9470
Specimens
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 21: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
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