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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 42: Glossator - Square

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Item

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 42 (first version)

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Name

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 42: Glossator - Square

Scribe

Scribe Roles

Glossator

Script Definition

Script Type

Sephardi

Script Mode

Square

Script Quality

Current

Script Function

Bookhand

Script Style

Mudejar

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

Ascenders go above the headline
Descenders descend below the baseline

Text Density

Stable

Spaces Between Lines

Stable
Higher than the height of the line of writing

Spaces Between Words

Variable

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Equal to the width of an average vav

Text Rapidity

Quick

Letters in a Word

Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

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 parallel
Horizontal strokes are parallel
Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
Ascenders are parallel among them
Descenders are parallel among them

Width of the Stroke

There is no shading

Published: 10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m.

Created: 28 Dec 2022, 2:12 p.m. by Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi

Last Updated: 10 Jul 2024, 2:53 p.m. by Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi

Entry Authors: Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi

Divine Symbol

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 42 (first version): Divine Symbol - #31908