London, BL MS. Add. 10455: Letter - #40837

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Letter - #40837
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Letter - #40837
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
Kaph: final
Vertically rectangular
  • Upper bar - goes beyond the juncture with the descender
  • Upper bar - parallel to the headline
  • Upper bar - straight
  • Upper bar - with bifurcation
  • Descender - T-shaped juncture with the upper bar
  • Descender - shorter than the height of the line of writing
  • Descender - slanted
  • Descender - straight
  • Descender - with thickening in the middle
  • Descender - with tapering at the end

Width: 18px
Height: 21px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 386px2
Ratio (w / h): 0.87
Coordinates (top, left): 189px, 415px
4 Feb 2026, 9:49 a.m.
4 Feb 2026, 9:49 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
4 Feb 2026, 9:49 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'London, BL MS. Add. 10455: Letter - #40837', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/40837/ on 2026-02-06.