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London, BL MS. Harley 150: Letter - #40169

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Name

Letter - #40169

Item

London, BL MS. Harley 150

Collection

British Library (London, United Kingdom)

Item Image

London, BL MS. Harley 150: 8v

Hand

London, BL MS. Harley 150: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Joseph b. Nathan (יוסף בן נתן) (Date active: 1257)

Type

Letter

Mem: final

General Shape

Rounded

Ductus

Traced with 2 movements

Features

Upper bar - parallel to the headline
Upper bar - parallel to the base
Upper bar - equal to the base
Upper bar - straight
Right-hand downstroke - traced with the same movement as the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - rounded juncture with the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - rounded
Base - traced with the same movement as the right-hand downstroke
Base - rounded juncture with the right-hand downstroke
Base - joins the left-hand downstroke
Base - cross-shaped juncture with the left-hand downstroke
Base - concave (rounded) ⋃
Left-hand downstroke - traced as a separate movement from the base
Left-hand downstroke - approaches the upper bar at the left edge
Left-hand downstroke - angular juncture with the upper bar
Left-hand downstroke - descends below the juncture with the base forming a tail
Left-hand downstroke - rounded

Image Details

Width: 18px
Height: 22px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 401px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.82
Coordinates (top, left): 395px, 169px

Published: 27 Jan 2026, 2:05 p.m.

Created: 27 Jan 2026, 2:05 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 27 Jan 2026, 2:05 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'London, BL MS. Harley 150: Letter - #40169', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/40169/ on 2026-01-28.