Oxford, Bodleian MS. Pococke 238: Non-square
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Details
Scribe
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
שלמה הלוי בר ... שמואל הדיין
Full name
Script Definition
Oriental (South-West)
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
Bookhand
Global Aspect of the Script
- Ascenders go above the headline
- Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
6
15
- Stable
- Higher than the height of the line of writing
- Variable
- Smaller than the width of an average he
- Variable
- No space (letters touch each other)
- Smaller than the width of an average vav
Quick
Approximate Size of Average Letters
5mm x 3mm
There was no variation of aleph dimensions found in the folios sampled.
3.8mm x 3.3mm
There is minor variation in the he dimensions: 3.5-4mm for height and 3-4mm for width.
3.7mm x 3.8mm
There is minor variation in the shin dimensions: 3.5-4mm for height and 3-4mm for width.
Regular size
- Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
- Descenders are equal to the height of the average letter
- Horizontal strokes are parallel
- Ascenders are parallel among them
- Descenders are parallel among them
- Downstrokes are parallel
There is shading
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