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Munich, BSB Cod. Hebr. 281: Glossator - Cursive

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Item

Munich, BSB MS. Cod. Hebr. 281

Collection

Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (Munich, Germany)

Name

Munich, BSB Cod. Hebr. 281: Glossator - Cursive

Scribe

Scribe Identifications

Scribe not identified

Scribe Roles

Glossator

Script Definition

Script Mode

Cursive

Script Quality

Careless

Script Function

Documentary

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

Attached to the headline
Ascenders go above the headline
Descenders descend below the baseline

Text Density

Stable

Spaces Between Lines

Higher than the height of the line of writing

Spaces Between Words

Equal to the width of an average he

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Variable
No space (letters touch each other)
Equal to the width of an average vav

Text Rapidity

Quick

Letters in a Word

Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Regular size

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
Descenders are equal to the height of the average letter

Parallelism Between Strokes

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

Width of the Stroke

Thin, traced with the edge of the flat nib
There is shading

Published: 10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m.

Created: 3 May 2023, 8:35 a.m. by Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi

Last Updated: 10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m. by Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi

Entry Authors: Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi

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