Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 607: Main text scribe - Square

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Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh 607: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Scribe named in the document

Main text scribe

Full name

Script Definition

Oriental

Square

Current

Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline

Stable

Equal to the height of the line of writing

Smaller than the width of an average he

  • No space (letters touch each other)
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav

Quick

Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Square

  • Ascenders are longer 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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