Toronto, MS. Friedberg 9-001: Letter - #2696

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Letter - #2696
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Letter - #2696

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

Nun

Triangular

Traced with 2 movements

  • Main stem/downstroke - equal to the height of the line of writing
  • Main stem/downstroke - descends below the baseline
  • Main stem/downstroke - slanted to the left \
  • Main stem/downstroke - straight
  • Main stem/downstroke - with a head
  • Base - traced with the same movement as the stem
  • Base - longer than the head
  • Base - turns downwards at the left end
  • Head - traced as a separate movement from the stem
  • Head - placed to the right
  • Head - cross-shaped juncture with the stem
  • Head - straight

Width: 20px
Height: 26px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 520px2
Ratio (w / h): 0.77
Coordinates (top, left): 369px, 464px