Toronto, MS. Friedberg 9-001: Letter - #2705

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Letter - #2705
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Letter - #2705

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

Shin/Sin

Triangular

Traced with 5 movements

  • Right arm - forms a base parallel to the baseline
  • Right arm - longer than the left arm
  • Right arm - rounded
  • Right arm - with a roof
  • Roof on the right arm - traced with the same movement as the arm
  • Roof on the right arm - placed to the left
  • Roof on the right arm - diamond-shaped
  • Left arm - joins the right arm/base at the baseline
  • Left arm - slanted
  • Left arm - shorter than the right arm
  • Left arm - straight
  • Left arm - with a roof
  • Roof on the left arm - traced as a separate movement from the arm
  • Roof on the left arm - placed to the left
  • Roof on the left arm - cross-shaped juncture with the arm
  • Roof on the left arm - parallel to the headline
  • Roof on the left arm - straight
  • Middle stroke - DELETE equal to an average yod
  • Middle stroke - MOVE TO HEAD turns to the left
  • Middle stroke - joins/approaches the right arm in its lower part
  • Middle stroke - rounded
  • Middle stroke - with a roof
  • Roof on the middle stroke - traced as a separate movement from the arm
  • Roof on the middle stroke - placed to the left
  • Roof on the middle stroke - diamond-shaped

Width: 27px
Height: 22px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 594px2
Ratio (w / h): 1.23
Coordinates (top, left): 148px, 444px