Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 53

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Canon. Or. 53: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Israel b. Azariah b. Moses Ashkenazi (ישראל בן עזריא בן משה אשכנזי) (Date active: 1450)

Autograph

Main text scribe

Full name

Byzantine

Non-square (Beinoni)

Current

Bookhand

Scholars'

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

Variable

• Stable
• Equal to the height of the line of writing

Variable

Variable

Quick

• Irregular spacing
• Nesting
• Writing on different levels

Variable size

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

• 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

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