Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 574

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 574: Main text scribe; Massorete - Non-square (Beinoni)

Joseph b. Shabbethai b. Solomon (יהוסף בן שבתי בן שלמה) (Date active: 1327)

Autograph

• Main text scribe
• Massorete

Full name

Italian

Non-square (Beinoni)

Current

Bookhand

Rotunda

• 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

Regular size

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