Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 2

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Huntington Don. 2: Main text scribe - Cursive

Asher b. Abraham Kohen (אשר בן אברהם כהן) (Date active: 1369)

Autograph

Main text scribe

Full name

Sephardi (Catalan/Provençal)

Cursive

Current

Documentary

Mudejar

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

Variable

Variable

Variable

Variable

Quick

• Irregular spacing
• Nesting
• Overarching
• Puzzle-letters
• Writing on different levels

Variable size

• Ascenders are longer 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 no shading