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London, BL MS. Harley 150: Letter - #40216

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Name

Letter - #40216

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

Ḥeth

Features

Upper bar - slanted
Upper bar - straight
Right-hand downstroke - traced with the same movement as the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - angular juncture with the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - slanted
Right-hand downstroke - descends below the baseline
Right-hand downstroke - ends level with the left-hand downstroke
Right-hand downstroke - straight
Right-hand downstroke - with thickening in the middle
Left-hand downstroke - attached to the extremity of the upper bar
Left-hand downstroke - perpendicular to the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - descends below the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - ends level with the right-hand downstroke
Left-hand downstroke - rounded
Left-hand downstroke - with tapering at the end

Image Details

Width: 15px
Height: 17px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 271px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.85
Coordinates (top, left): 874px, 548px

Published: 27 Jan 2026, 2:43 p.m.

Created: 27 Jan 2026, 2:43 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 27 Jan 2026, 2:43 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'London, BL MS. Harley 150: Letter - #40216', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/40216/ on 2026-01-28.