London, BL MS. Add. 10455: Letter - #40819

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Letter - #40819
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Letter - #40819
London, BL MS. Add. 10455
British Library (London, United Kingdom)
London, BL MS. Add. 10455: 6v
London, BL MS. Add. 10455: Main text scribe - Square
Simeon ha-Sofer b. Jacob known as Vivanṭ the Seal Engraver (שמשון הסופר בן יעקב המכונה ויוואנט החוקק חותמות) (Date active: 1310)

Type

Letter
He
  • Square
  • Similar to ḥeth
  • Upper bar - extends beyond the juncture with the right-hand downstroke
  • Upper bar - parallel to the headline
  • Upper bar - straight
  • Upper bar - with bifurcation
  • Right-hand downstroke - T-shaped juncture with the upper bar
  • Right-hand downstroke - ends higher than the left-hand downstroke
  • Right-hand downstroke - slanted
  • Right-hand downstroke - does not reach the baseline
  • Right-hand downstroke - straight
  • Right-hand downstroke - with tapering at the end
  • Left-hand downstroke - traced as a separate movement from the right-hand downstroke
  • Left-hand downstroke - attached to the upper bar
  • 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 drop in the middle
  • Left-hand downstroke - with tapering at the end

Width: 18px
Height: 21px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 395px2
Ratio (w / h): 0.84
Coordinates (top, left): 808px, 240px
4 Feb 2026, 9:34 a.m.
4 Feb 2026, 9:34 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
4 Feb 2026, 9:34 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'London, BL MS. Add. 10455: Letter - #40819', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/40819/ on 2026-02-06.