London, BL MS. Add. 17050: Letter - #41953

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Letter - #41953
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Letter - #41953
London, BL MS. Add. 17050
British Library (London, United Kingdom)
London, BL MS. Add. 17050: 101r
London, BL MS. Add. 17050: Main text scribe 2 - Non-square (Beinoni)
Shemaiah (שמעיה) (Date active: 1386-1394 (active))

Type

Letter
Aleph
Kappa-shaped
  • Left-hand downstroke - left-hand downstroke is the main component
  • Left-hand downstroke - descends from the headline
  • Left-hand downstroke - descends below the baseline
  • Left-hand downstroke - rounded
  • Left-hand downstroke - with a serif
  • 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 - upper branch: hairline
  • Chevron - lower branch: rounded
  • Serifs - pointing downwards

Width: 11px
Height: 12px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 150px2
Ratio (w / h): 0.93
Coordinates (top, left): 494px, 212px
11 Feb 2026, 2:08 p.m.
11 Feb 2026, 2:08 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
11 Feb 2026, 2:08 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'London, BL MS. Add. 17050: Letter - #41953', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/41953/ on 2026-02-17.