Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 803: Massorete - Square

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Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Bodleian MS. Bodley Or. 803: Massorete - Square

Scribe

Scribe not identified

Massorete

Script Definition

Ashkenazi

Square

Calligraphic

Bookhand

Gothic

Global Aspect of the Script

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

Stable

Higher than the height of the line of writing

Equal to the width of an average he

Smaller than the width of an average vav

Quick

Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Square

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

  • Downstrokes are parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are parallel
  • Ascenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them

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