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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 117 - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 117

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Name

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 117 - Non-square (Beinoni)

Script Definition

Script Type

Sephardi

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)

Script Quality

Current

Script Function

Bookhand

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

Higher than the height of the line of writing

Spaces Between Words

Smaller than the width of an average he

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Variable

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 longer than 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 parallel among them

Width of the Stroke

Thin, traced with the edge of the flat nib

Published: 11 Apr 2024, 12:13 p.m.

Created: 9 Apr 2024, 7:48 p.m. by Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi

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

Entry Authors: Mark Farnadi-Jerusálmi

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