Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 166

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Laud Or. 166: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Isaac (יצחק) (Date active: 1470)

Autograph

Main text scribe

Full name

Ashkenazi

Non-square (Beinoni)

Bookhand

Gothic

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

Variable

• Stable
• Equal to the height of the line of writing

Variable

Variable

Quick

Irregular spacing

Regular 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