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London, BL MS. Add. 10455: Letter - #40812

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Name

Letter - #40812

Item

London, BL MS. Add. 10455

Collection

British Library (London, United Kingdom)

Item Image

London, BL MS. Add. 10455: 6v

Hand

London, BL MS. Add. 10455: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Simeon ha-Sofer b. Jacob known as Vivanṭ the Seal Engraver (שמשון הסופר בן יעקב המכונה ויוואנט החוקק חותמות) (Date active: 1310)

Type

Letter

Samekh

General Shape

Square

Features

Upper bar - parallel to the headline
Upper bar - straight
Upper bar - with bifurcation
Right-hand downstroke - rounded juncture with the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - rounded
Right-hand downstroke - with thinning
Base - there is a base
Base - rounded juncture with the right-hand downstroke
Base - joins the left-hand downstroke
Base - rounded juncture with the left-hand downstroke
Base - concave (rounded) ⋃
Left-hand downstroke - does not join the upper bar
Left-hand downstroke - slanted
Left-hand downstroke - straight
Left-hand downstroke - hairline

Image Details

Width: 16px
Height: 19px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 333px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.84
Coordinates (top, left): 338px, 340px

Published: 4 Feb 2026, 9:21 a.m.

Created: 4 Feb 2026, 9:21 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 4 Feb 2026, 9:21 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'London, BL MS. Add. 10455: Letter - #40812', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/40812/ on 2026-02-06.