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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 18: Glossator - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Item

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 18

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Name

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 18: Glossator - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe Identifications

Scribe not identified

Scribe Roles

Glossator

Script Definition

Script Type

Italian

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)

Script Quality

Current

Script Function

Bookhand

Script Style

Rotunda

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

Attached to the headline
Ascenders go above the headline
Descenders descend below the baseline

Text Density

Stable

Spaces Between Lines

Equal to the height of the line of writing

Spaces Between Words

Variable

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Stable
Smaller than the width of an average vav

Text Rapidity

Quick

Letters in a Word

Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Regular size

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
Descenders are equal to the height of the average letter

Parallelism Between Strokes

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

Width of the Stroke

Thin, traced with the edge of the flat nib
There is no shading

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

Created: 27 Feb 2024, 10:38 a.m. by Elena Lolli

Entry Authors: Elena Lolli

Abbreviation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 18: Abbreviation - #9290

Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 18: Justification - #9295

Letter

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 18: Glossator - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Script Definition

Global Aspect of the Script

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Abbreviation

Justification

Letter

Aleph

Beth

Gimel

Daleth

Zayin

Kaph

Nun: final

Samekh

Pe

Ṣade

Ṣade: final

Qoph

Shin/Sin

Ligature