Cluj-Napoca, Ms. O. 301: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Cluj-Napoca, Ms. O. 301: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Unclear whether also vocaliser (vocalisation done in different inks)
Full name

Script Definition

Italian
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand
Rotunda

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
10
30-34
  • Stable
  • Equal to the height of the line of writing
  • Stable
  • Equal to the width of an average he
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Quick
Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

2 x 2 mm
Sampled on p. 198 (main text).
2 x 1,5 mm
Sampled on p. 198 (main text).
2 x 3 mm
The base varies between 2.5 and 3 mm depending on the ductus.
Sampled on p. 198 (main text).
  • Regular size
  • Square
  • Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Descenders 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 not parallel
  • Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
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