Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 7: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 7
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 7: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Ashkenazi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
Bookhand
Scholars'

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
Variable
Quick
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Regular size
  • 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
  • Thin, traced with the edge of the flat nib
  • There is no shading
10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m.
12 Jan 2024, 9:45 a.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli

Abbreviation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 7: Abbreviation - #6161
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Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 7: Justification - #6178
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 7: Letter - #6164
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 7: Letter - #6173
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 7: Letter - #6160
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 7: Letter - #6168
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 7: Letter - #6166
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 7: Letter - #6172
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 7: Letter - #6167
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 7: Letter - #6169
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 7: Letter - #6181
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 7: Letter - #6182
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 7: Letter - #6177
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 7: Letter - #6165
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 7: Letter - #6176
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 7: Letter - #6170
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Pe: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 7: Letter - #6174
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 7: Letter - #6162
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Ṣade: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 7: Letter - #6163
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Arch. Selden A. 7: Letter - #6171
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