Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 36: Main text scribe - Square

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 36
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 36: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Main text scribe

Script Definition

Sephardi (Italo-Sephardi)
Square
Calligraphic
Display
Scholars'

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • 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
Slow
Regular 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 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.
6 Feb 2024, 3:16 p.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli

Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 36: Justification - #7766
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 36: Justification - #7767
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 36: Letter - #7764
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 36: Letter - #7777
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 36: Letter - #7781
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 36: Letter - #7782
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 36: Letter - #7774
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 36: Letter - #7771
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 36: Letter - #7768
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 36: Letter - #7775
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 36: Letter - #7780
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 36: Letter - #7760
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 36: Letter - #7776
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 36: Letter - #7779
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Pe: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 36: Letter - #7765
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 36: Letter - #7772
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Ṣade: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 36: Letter - #7770
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 36: Letter - #7769
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 36: Letter - #7778
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Punctuation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 36: Punctuation - #7773
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