Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 117: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 117: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Main text scribe

Script Definition

Sephardi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand

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
Smaller than the width of an average he
Variable
Quick
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Regular size
  • Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are shorter 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
  • Thin, traced with the edge of the flat nib
  • There is no shading
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