Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 804: Main text scribe; Vocaliser; Massorete; Artist - Square

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 804
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 804: Main text scribe; Vocaliser; Massorete; Artist - Square

Scribe

Pesach b. Efraim (פסח בן אפרים) (Date active: c. 1300)
Scribe named in the document
  • Main text scribe
  • Vocaliser
  • Massorete
  • Artist
Scribal formula with the scribe's name on fol. 40v: חזק ונתחזק פסח הסופר לא יוזק לא היום ולא לעולם עד שיעלה חמור בסולם
Full name

Script Definition

Ashkenazi (Germany and Eastern Europe)
Square
Calligraphic
Display
  • Scholars'
  • Gothic

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
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Very slow
  • Regular spacing
  • Nesting

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
10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m.
15 Jan 2024, 9:10 a.m. by Elena Lolli
10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m. by Elena Lolli
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Decoration

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 804: Decoration - #6296
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Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 804: Justification - #6311
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 804: Justification - #6298
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 804: Justification - #6299
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 804: Justification - #6300
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 804: Letter - #6297
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 804: Letter - #6305
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 804: Letter - #6312
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 804: Letter - #6309
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 804: Letter - #6302
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 804: Letter - #6307
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 804: Letter - #6301
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 804: Letter - #6313
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 804: Letter - #6308
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 804: Letter - #6306
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 804: Letter - #6310
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 804: Letter - #6303
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