Oxford, Bodleian MS. Pococke 238

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Pococke 238: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Solomon b. Samuel Ha-Dayyan Ha-Levi (שלמה בן שמואל הדיין הלוי) (Date active: 13th Century)

Scribe named in the document

Main text scribe

שלמה הלוי בר ... שמואל הדיין

Full name

Oriental (South-West)

Non-square (Beinoni)

Calligraphic

Bookhand

• Ascenders go above the headline
• Descenders descend below the baseline

Stable

6

15

• Stable
• Higher than the height of the line of writing

• Variable
• Smaller than the width of an average he

• Variable
• No space (letters touch each other)
• Smaller than the width of an average vav

Quick

5mm x 3mm

There was no variation of aleph dimensions found in the folios sampled.

3.8mm x 3.3mm

There is minor variation in the he dimensions: 3.5-4mm for height and 3-4mm for width.

3.7mm x 3.8mm

There is minor variation in the shin dimensions: 3.5-4mm for height and 3-4mm for width.

Regular size

• Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
• Descenders are equal to the height of the average letter

• Downstrokes are parallel
• Horizontal strokes are parallel
• Ascenders are parallel among them
• Descenders are parallel among them

There is shading