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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 327: Main text scribe - Square

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Item

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 327

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Name

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 327: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Scribe Identifications

Scribe not identified

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Script Definition

Script Type

Sephardi (Catalan/Provençal)

Script Mode

Square

Script Function

Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

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

Text Density

Stable

Number of Vertical Lines

Number of Horizontal Lines

Spaces Between Lines

Variable
Higher than the height of the line of writing
Equal to the height of the line of writing

Spaces Between Words

Stable
Smaller than the width of an average he

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Stable
Smaller than the width of an average vav

Letters in a Word

Regular spacing
Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Variable size
Square
Elongated horizontally

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

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

Parallelism Between Strokes

Downstrokes are parallel
Horizontal strokes are parallel
Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
Ascenders are not 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

Approximate Size of Average Letters Observations

Light nesting of nun and ayin only.

Created: 2 Nov 2024, 5:48 p.m. by Joseph O'Hara

Entry Authors: Joseph O'Hara

Letter

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 327: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Script Definition

Global Aspect of the Script

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Letter

Aleph

Beth

Gimel

Daleth

He

Vav

Zayin

Ḥeth

Ṭeth

Yod

Kaph

Kaph: final

Lamed

Mem

Mem: final

Nun

Nun: final

Samekh

'Ayin

Pe

Pe: final

Ṣade

Ṣade: final

Qoph

Resh

Shin/Sin

Tav