London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Letter - #41330

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Letter - #41330
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Letter - #41330
London, BL MS. Add. 26968
British Library (London, United Kingdom)
London, BL MS. Add. 26968: 14r
London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
Moses b. Yakutiel Ḥefeṣ of Ṣafroni family (משה בן יקותיאל חפץ ממשפחת הצפרוני) (Date active: 1383)

Type

Letter
Aleph
Kappa-shaped
  • Left-hand downstroke - left-hand downstroke is the main component
  • Left-hand downstroke - descends from above the headline
  • Left-hand downstroke - does not reach the baseline
  • Left-hand downstroke - rounded
  • Left-hand downstroke - with bifurcation
  • Left-hand downstroke - no foot
  • Chevron - attached to the left-hand downstroke in the middle
  • Chevron - both branches are included within the line of writing
  • Chevron - lower branch is bigger than the upper branch
  • Chevron - upper branch: straight
  • Chevron - lower branch: rounded

Width: 29px
Height: 30px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 890px2
Ratio (w / h): 0.97
Coordinates (top, left): 849px, 678px
9 Feb 2026, 9:37 a.m.
9 Feb 2026, 9:37 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
9 Feb 2026, 9:37 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Letter - #41330', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/41330/ on 2026-02-11.