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London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40463

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Name

Letter - #40463

Item

London, BL MS. Add. 14760

Collection

British Library (London, United Kingdom)

Item Image

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: 84r

Hand

London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Main text scribe 2 - Square

Type

Letter

General Shape

Vertically rectangular

Features

Upper bar - parallel to the headline
Upper bar - parallel to the base
Upper bar - shorter than the base
Upper bar - straight
Upper bar - with a serif
Right-hand downstroke - rounded juncture with the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - slanted
Right-hand downstroke - straight
Right-hand downstroke - with thinning in the middle
Right-hand downstroke - with thickening at the end
Base - traced as a separate movement from the right-hand downstroke
Base - juncture with the right-hand downstroke has a butt
Base - parallel to the baseline
Base - parallel to the upper bar
Base - longer than the upper bar
Base - straight
Nose - traced as a separate stroke
Nose - T-shaped juncture with the upper bar
Nose - attached at a distance from the left end of the upper bar
Nose - shorter than the height of the line of writing
Nose - straight
Nose - ends on the left
Serifs - hairline
Serifs - pointing upwards

Image Details

Width: 23px
Height: 27px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 626px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.86
Coordinates (top, left): 160px, 472px

Published: 29 Jan 2026, 1:48 p.m.

Created: 29 Jan 2026, 1:48 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 29 Jan 2026, 1:48 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40463', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/40463/ on 2026-01-31.