Letter - Aleph

MS. Friedberg 9-001

Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto Library (Toronto, Canada)

MS. Friedberg 9-001: c 1 recto

MS. Friedberg 9-001: Scribe of the Babylonian Mishna 'MS A'

Scribe of the Babylonian Mishna 'MS A' (Date active: 9th century)

Letter

Aleph

Square

Traced with 3 movements

• Main oblique stroke - does not reach the headline
• Main oblique stroke - reaches the baseline
• Main oblique stroke - straight
• Main oblique stroke - traced with one stroke
• Left-hand downstroke - joins the main oblique stroke
• Left-hand downstroke - descends from the headline
• Left-hand downstroke - straight
• Left-hand downstroke - reaches the baseline
• Left-hand downstroke - with a foot
• Right arm - short stroke slanted in respect of the main stem
• Right arm - short arm attached to the oblique stroke
• Right arm - joins the main oblique stroke
• Right arm - joins/faces the main stroke in its upper part
• Right arm - straight
• Roof on the right arm - no roof
• Foot on the left-hand downstroke - traced with the same movement as the left-hand downstroke
• Foot on the left-hand downstroke - foot turns to the left
• Foot on the left-hand downstroke - with a serif