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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 81: Main text scribe; Artist - Cursive

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Item

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 81

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Name

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 81: Main text scribe; Artist - Cursive

Scribe

Meir b. Samuel of Provence (מאיר בן שמואל מפרוינצה) (Date active: 1396)

Scribe Identifications

Autograph

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe
Artist

Script Definition

Script Type

Italian

Script Mode

Cursive

Script Quality

Current

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

Ascenders go above the headline
Descenders descend below the baseline

Text Density

Variable

Spaces Between Lines

Variable

Spaces Between Words

Variable

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Variable

Text Rapidity

Quick

Letters in a Word

Irregular spacing
Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Variable size

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

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

Parallelism Between Strokes

Downstrokes are not parallel
Horizontal strokes are not parallel
Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
Descenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
Ascenders are not parallel among them
Descenders are not parallel among them

Width of the Stroke

Thin, traced with the edge of the flat nib
There is no shading

Created: 19 Feb 2025, 10:37 a.m. by Elena Lolli

Entry Authors: Elena Lolli

Abbreviation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 81: Abbreviation - #27907

Letter

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 81: Main text scribe; Artist - Cursive

Scribe

Script Definition

Global Aspect of the Script

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Abbreviation

Letter

Aleph

Gimel

He

Zayin

Ḥeth

Lamed

Mem

Nun

Nun: final

Samekh

'Ayin

Ṣade

Ṣade: final

Qoph

Resh

Nexus