Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 285: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
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Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 285: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
Scribe
Autograph
Main text scribe
Full name
Script Definition
Sephardi (Catalan/Provençal)
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand
Global Aspect of the Script
- In the upper part
- Ascenders go above the headline
- Descenders descend below the baseline
Variable
- Stable
- Higher than the height of the line of writing
Variable
Variable
Quick
- Irregular spacing
- Nesting
- Overarching
- Writing on different levels
Approximate Size of Average Letters
Variable size
- Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
- Descenders are equal to 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
Abbreviation
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 285: Abbreviation - #12862

Justification
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 285: Justification - #12869

Letter
Aleph
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 285: Letter - #12870

Beth
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 285: Letter - #12887

Gimel
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 285: Letter - #12881

Daleth
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 285: Letter - #12873

He
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 285: Letter - #12867

Vav
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 285: Letter - #12880

Zayin
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 285: Letter - #12884

Ḥeth
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 285: Letter - #12860

Ṭeth
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 285: Letter - #12882

Yod
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 285: Letter - #12886

Kaph
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 285: Letter - #12859

Kaph: final
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 285: Letter - #12864

Lamed
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 285: Letter - #12866

Mem
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 285: Letter - #12883

Mem: final
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 285: Letter - #12878

Nun
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 285: Letter - #12865

Nun: final
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 285: Letter - #12875

Samekh
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 285: Letter - #12879

'Ayin
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 285: Letter - #12868

Pe
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 285: Letter - #12871

Pe: final
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 285: Letter - #12874

Ṣade
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 285: Letter - #12877

Qoph
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 285: Letter - #12863

Shin/Sin
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 285: Letter - #12861

Tav
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 285: Letter - #12876

Ligature
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 285: Ligature - #12858

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 285: Ligature - #12885

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 285: Ligature - #12872
