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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 10: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Item

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 10

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Name

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 10: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe Identifications

Scribe not identified

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Script Definition

Script Type

Oriental

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)

Script Quality

Current

Script Function

Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

Ascenders go above the headline
Descenders descend below the baseline

Text Density

Variable

Spaces Between Lines

Variable

Spaces Between Words

Variable

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Variable

Text Rapidity

Quick

Letters in a Word

Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Regular size

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
Descenders are equal to the height of the average letter

Parallelism Between Strokes

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

Width of the Stroke

Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
There is no shading

Created: 27 Sep 2024, 2:49 p.m. by Elena Lolli

Entry Authors: Elena Lolli

Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 10: Justification - #19565

Letter

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 10: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Script Definition

Global Aspect of the Script

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Justification

Letter

Aleph

Beth

Daleth

He

Vav

Zayin

Ḥeth

Yod

Kaph

Lamed

Mem

Mem: final

Nun

Nun: final

'Ayin

Pe

Pe: final

Ṣade

Ṣade: final

Qoph

Resh

Shin/Sin

Tav

Nexus

Punctuation