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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh. Or. 51: Massorete 1 - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Item

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Name

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh. Or. 51: Massorete 1 - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe Identifications

Scribe not identified

Scribe Roles

Massorete

Scribe Role Observations

Responsible for Hafṭarot in the margins

Script Definition

Script Type

Ashkenazi (France)

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

Stable
Smaller than the height of the line of writing

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 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 not parallel among them
Descenders are not parallel among them

Width of the Stroke

Thin, traced with the edge of the flat nib
There is no shading

Created: 20 Nov 2024, 2:50 p.m. by Elena Lolli

Entry Authors: Elena Lolli

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