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London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40464

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Name

Letter - #40464

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
Detached components
Larger than average letters

Features

Upper bar - traced with the same movement as the right-hand downstroke
Upper bar - parallel to the headline
Upper bar - parallel to the base
Upper bar - shorter than 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 - slanted
Right-hand downstroke - straight
Base - rounded juncture with the right-hand downstroke
Base - parallel to the upper bar
Base - longer than the upper bar
Base - descends below the baseline
Base - concave (rounded) ⋃
Nose - traced as a separate stroke
Nose - does not join the upper bar
Nose - straight
Nose - with bifurcation

Image Details

Width: 23px
Height: 27px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 633px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.84
Coordinates (top, left): 686px, 796px

Published: 29 Jan 2026, 1:51 p.m.

Created: 29 Jan 2026, 1:51 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 29 Jan 2026, 1:51 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'London, BL MS. Add. 14760: Letter - #40464', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/40464/ on 2026-01-31.