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London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Letter - #41332

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Name

Letter - #41332

Item

London, BL MS. Add. 26968

Collection

British Library (London, United Kingdom)

Item Image

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: 14r

Hand

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Moses b. Yakutiel Ḥefeṣ of Ṣafroni family (משה בן יקותיאל חפץ ממשפחת הצפרוני) (Date active: 1383)

Type

Letter

Beth

Features

Upper bar - parallel to the headline
Upper bar - parallel to the base
Upper bar - shorter than the base
Upper bar - straight
Right-hand downstroke - traced with the same movement as the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - juncture with the upper bar has a butt
Right-hand downstroke - slanted
Right-hand downstroke - straight
Right-hand downstroke - with thickening at the end
Base - parallel to the baseline
Base - parallel to the upper bar
Base - longer than the upper bar
Base - joins the right-hand downstroke with a butt
Base - straight

Image Details

Width: 23px
Height: 26px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 624px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.87
Coordinates (top, left): 932px, 770px

Published: 9 Feb 2026, 9:40 a.m.

Created: 9 Feb 2026, 9:40 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 9 Feb 2026, 9:40 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Letter - #41332', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/41332/ on 2026-02-11.