Toronto, MS. Friedberg 9-001: Letter - #2616

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Letter - #2616
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Letter - #2616

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

Toronto, MS. Friedberg 9-001: Main text scribe - Square

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

Type

Letter

Gimel

Triangular

Traced with 3 movements

  • Main stem/downstroke - reaches the baseline
  • Main stem/downstroke - slanted to the left \
  • Main stem/downstroke - straight
  • Main stem/downstroke - with a head
  • Left-hand stroke - joins the stem in its lower part
  • Left-hand stroke - slanted
  • Left-hand stroke - straight
  • Head - placed to the right
  • Head - parallel to the headline
  • Head - longer than the width of the nib
  • Head - straight

Width: 28px
Height: 23px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 644px2
Ratio (w / h): 1.22
Coordinates (top, left): 699px, 459px