Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: (Other) 2 - Cursive
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Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: (Other) 2 - Cursive
Scribe
Autograph
(Other)
At the end of the Sefer Ahavah appears the following subscription:
“I, Moses son of Rabbi Maimon, of blessed memory, have corrected the text on the basis of my books.”
“I, Moses son of Rabbi Maimon, of blessed memory, have corrected the text on the basis of my books.”
Full name
Script Definition
Sephardi
Cursive
Current
Documentary
Global Aspect of the Script
- Ascenders go above the headline
- Descenders descend below the baseline
Variable
Variable
Variable
Quick
- Irregular spacing
- Nesting
- Overarching
- Puzzle-letters
- Writing on different levels
Approximate Size of Average Letters
Variable size
Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter
- 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
- Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
- There is no shading
Personal Signature
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 80: Personal Signature - #45751
