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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 21: Main text scribe - Square

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Item

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 21

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Name

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 21: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Scribe Identifications

Scribe not identified

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Script Definition

Script Type

Oriental

Script Mode

Square

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

Slow

Letters in a Word

Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Regular size
Square

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
Descenders are shorter 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

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

Created: 2 Oct 2024, 7:16 a.m. by Elena Lolli

Entry Authors: Elena Lolli

Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 21: Justification - #19641

Letter

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 21: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Script Definition

Global Aspect of the Script

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Justification

Letter

Aleph

Beth

Gimel

Daleth

He

Vav

Ḥeth

Ṭeth

Yod

Kaph

Kaph: final

Lamed

Mem

Mem: final

Nun

Nun: final

Samekh

'Ayin

Pe

Ṣade

Qoph

Resh

Shin/Sin

Tav

Punctuation