Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 117

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 117: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe not identified

Main text scribe

Ashkenazi

Non-square (Beinoni)

Bookhand

Gothic

• In the upper part
• Ascenders go above the headline
• Descenders descend below the baseline

Stable

• Stable
• Higher than the height of the line of writing

Variable

Variable

Quick

Irregular spacing

Regular size

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

• Downstrokes are not parallel
• Horizontal strokes are parallel
• Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
• Descenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
• Ascenders are parallel among them
• Descenders are parallel among them

• Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
• There is shading