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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/31: Letter - #36546

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Name

Letter - #36546

Item

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/31

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Item Image

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/31: 1v

Hand

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/31: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Ḥalfon [b. Netanʾel] ha-Levi (חלפון הלוי) (Date active: ca 1140 CE)

Type

Letter

Lamed

General Shape

Detached components

Ductus

Traced with 2 movements

Features

Ascender - longer than the height of the line of writing
Ascender - straight
Ascender - with a flag
Flag of the ascender/mast - traced with the same movement as the ascender/mast
Flag of the ascender/mast - attached to the extremity of the mast
Flag of the ascender/mast - placed to the left
Flag of the ascender/mast - slanted
Flag of the ascender/mast - as long as a dot (= width of the nib)
Horizontal bar - no horizontal bar
Downstroke - traced as a separate movement from the horizontal bar
Downstroke - detached from the ascender
Downstroke - reaches the baseline
Downstroke - forms a base
Downstroke - rounded

Image Details

Width: 24px
Height: 49px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 1229px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.49
Coordinates (top, left): 1003px, 654px

Published: 16 Dec 2025, 12:41 p.m.

Created: 16 Dec 2025, 12:41 p.m. by Elena Lolli

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2025, 12:41 p.m. by Elena Lolli

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How to cite this page: Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/31: Letter - #36546', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/36546/ on 2025-12-16.