London, BL MS. Add. 10455: Letter - #40850

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Letter - #40850
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Letter - #40850
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
Aleph
Square
  • Main oblique stroke - traced with one stroke
  • Main oblique stroke - reaches the headline
  • Main oblique stroke - does not reach the baseline
  • Main oblique stroke - straight
  • Main oblique stroke - with a serif at the bottom
  • Left-hand downstroke - joins the main oblique stroke
  • Left-hand downstroke - joins the main stroke at the headline
  • Left-hand downstroke - descends from above the headline
  • Left-hand downstroke - descends below the baseline
  • Left-hand downstroke - perpendicular to the baseline
  • Left-hand downstroke - straight
  • Left-hand downstroke - with a foot
  • Foot on the left-hand downstroke - turns to the right
  • Foot on the left-hand downstroke - parallel to the baseline
  • Foot on the left-hand downstroke - straight
  • Foot on the left-hand downstroke - with a serif
  • Right arm - joins the main oblique stroke
  • Right arm - joins/approaches the main stroke in the middle
  • Right arm - straight
  • Right arm - with bifurcation
  • Right arm - no roof
  • Serifs - hairline
  • Serifs - pointing downwards

Width: 20px
Height: 22px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 461px2
Ratio (w / h): 0.89
Coordinates (top, left): 631px, 388px
4 Feb 2026, 10 a.m.
4 Feb 2026, 10 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
4 Feb 2026, 10 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'London, BL MS. Add. 10455: Letter - #40850', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/40850/ on 2026-02-06.