Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 285

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 285: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Samuel Bonafoux b. Yishai (שמואל בונפוש בן ישי) (Date active: 1402)

Autograph

Main text scribe

Full name

Sephardi (Catalan/Provençal)

Non-square (Beinoni)

Current

Bookhand

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

Variable

• Stable
• Higher than the height of the line of writing

Variable

Variable

Quick

• Irregular spacing
• Nesting
• Overarching
• Writing on different levels

Variable 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