Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 166

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington 166: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Tzedakah b. Ovadiah (צדקה בן עובדיה) (Date active: 1375)

Autograph

Main text scribe

Full name

Oriental

Non-square (Beinoni)

Current

Bookhand

• 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

• Stable
• Smaller than the width of an average vav

Quick

• Regular spacing
• Nesting

Regular size

• Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
• Descenders are equal to 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