Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 84: Main text scribe - Square

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Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canonici Or. 84: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Sephardi
Square
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
Smaller than the height of the line of writing
Smaller than the width of an average he
  • No space (letters touch each other)
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Slow
Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Square
  • Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • 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
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