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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 410: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni) 1

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Item

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 410

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Name

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 410: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni) 1

Scribe

Scribe Identifications

Scribe not identified

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Script Definition

Script Type

Byzantine

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)

Script Quality

Calligraphic

Script Function

Display

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

Attached to the headline
Ascenders go above the headline
Descenders descend below the baseline

Text Density

Stable

Spaces Between Lines

Stable

Spaces Between Words

Stable

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Variable

Text Rapidity

Slow

Letters in a Word

Irregular spacing
Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Regular size

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 not parallel
Horizontal strokes are not 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

Width of the Stroke

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

Created: 8 Oct 2024, 1:09 p.m. by Elena Lolli

Last Updated: 8 Oct 2024, 1:50 p.m. by Elena Lolli

Entry Authors: Elena Lolli

Letter

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 410: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni) 1

Scribe

Script Definition

Global Aspect of the Script

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Letter

Aleph

Beth

Gimel

Daleth

Zayin

Ḥeth

Ṭeth

Kaph

Kaph: final

Lamed

Mem

Nun

'Ayin

Pe

Pe: final

Ṣade

Ṣade: final

Qoph

Shin/Sin

Tav

Nexus