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Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 803: Massorete - Square

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Item

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 803 (repeat item)

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Name

Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 803: Massorete - Square

Scribe

Scribe Identifications

Scribe not identified

Scribe Roles

Massorete

Script Definition

Script Type

Ashkenazi

Script Mode

Square

Script Quality

Calligraphic

Script Function

Bookhand

Script Style

Gothic

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

In the upper part
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

Equal to the width of an average he

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Smaller than the width of an average vav

Text Rapidity

Quick

Letters in a Word

Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Square

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are shorter 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
Ascenders are parallel to the downstrokes
Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
Ascenders are parallel among them
Descenders are parallel among them

Width of the Stroke

There is shading

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

Created: 18 Jan 2023, 1:01 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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