Oxford, Bodleian Bodl. Or. 603: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Oxford, Bodleian Bodl. Or. 603: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
יוסף בן שמואל דיקומן
Full name

Script Definition

Sephardi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand
Scholars'

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
Stable
Variable
Quick
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • 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 parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
  • Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
  • There is no shading

Divine Symbol

Oxford, Bodleian Bodl. Or. 603: Divine Symbol - #40379
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