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London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42518

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Name

Letter - #42518

Item

London, BL MS. Add. 17049

Collection

British Library (London, United Kingdom)

Item Image

London, BL MS. Add. 17049: 21r

Hand

London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Main text scribe 2 - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Shemaiah (שמעיה) (Date active: 1386-1394 (active))

Type

Letter

Ṣade: final

General Shape

Detached components

Features

Descender - longer than the height of the line of writing
Descender - perpendicular to the baseline
Descender - straight
Descender - with tapering at the end
Descender - with a roof
Roof on the descender - traced with the same movement as the descender
Roof on the descender - placed to the left
Roof on the descender - rounded juncture with the descender
Roof on the descender - hook-shaped
Right arm - detached from the descender
Right arm - slanted
Right arm - straight
Right arm - hairline
Right arm - with a roof
Roof on the right arm - traced with the same movement as the arm
Roof on the right arm - placed to the left
Roof on the right arm - angular juncture with the arm
Roof on the right arm - slanted
Roof on the right arm - straight

Image Details

Width: 8px
Height: 15px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 141px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.56
Coordinates (top, left): 430px, 883px

Published: 16 Feb 2026, 9:46 a.m.

Created: 16 Feb 2026, 9:46 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 16 Feb 2026, 9:46 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42518', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/42518/ on 2026-02-16.