ABSTRACT
In a set hand a scribe lifted the pen frequently to allow a more precise tracing of the strokes to construct the basic outlines of letter shapes, and to define those essential elements which distinguish one letter from another. Scribes who wrote a set hand had their own ways of doing so, and in the process produced an interpretation of the appropriate alphabet, that accommodated their own personal ductus and experience, and, to some extent, reflected their training.
