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London, BL MS. Harley 150: Letter - #40179

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Name

Letter - #40179

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

Tav

Features

Upper bar - slanted
Upper bar - straight
Right-hand downstroke - traced with the same movement as the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - joins the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - angular juncture with the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - ends higher than the left-hand downstroke
Right-hand downstroke - slanted
Right-hand downstroke - reaches the baseline
Right-hand downstroke - straight
Left-hand downstroke - attached to the upper bar on the left
Left-hand downstroke - ends lower than the right-hand downstroke
Left-hand downstroke - perpendicular to the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - descends below the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - straight
Left-hand downstroke - with a foot
Left-hand downstroke - no roof
Foot - traced with the same movement as the downstroke
Foot - turns to the left
Foot - turns upwards
Foot - concave (rounded) ⋃
Foot - with bifurcation

Image Details

Width: 21px
Height: 18px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 397px²
Ratio (w / h): 1.16
Coordinates (top, left): 257px, 562px

Published: 27 Jan 2026, 2:19 p.m.

Created: 27 Jan 2026, 2:19 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 27 Jan 2026, 2:19 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'London, BL MS. Harley 150: Letter - #40179', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/40179/ on 2026-01-28.