Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 101

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 101: Main text scribe 2 - Non-square (Beinoni)

Eliezer Moses b. Yoav מלבריאה (אליעזר משה בן יואב מלבריאה) (Date active: 1462-1463)

Autograph

Main text scribe

Eliezer Moses b. Yoav מלבריאה

Full name

Italian

Non-square (Beinoni)

Current

Bookhand

• Ascenders go above the headline
• Descenders descend below the baseline

Variable

Variable

Variable

Variable

Quick

Irregular spacing

Regular size

• Ascenders are longer than 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 parallel to the downstrokes
• 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