London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42519

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Letter - #42519
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Letter - #42519
London, BL MS. Add. 17049
British Library (London, United Kingdom)
London, BL MS. Add. 17049: 21r
London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Main text scribe 2 - Non-square (Beinoni)
Shemaiah (שמעיה) (Date active: 1386-1394 (active))

Type

Letter
Mem
  • Right-hand downstroke - sharp triangular juncture with the left-hand stroke at the headline
  • Right-hand downstroke - descends below the baseline
  • Right-hand downstroke - rounded
  • Base - no base (open mem)
  • Left-hand downstroke - descends below the baseline
  • Left-hand downstroke - rounded
  • Left arm - joins the left-hand downstroke in its upper part
  • Left arm - slanted
  • Left arm - reaches the headline
  • Left arm - straight
  • Left arm - no roof

Width: 9px
Height: 11px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 112px2
Ratio (w / h): 0.86
Coordinates (top, left): 429px, 867px
16 Feb 2026, 9:48 a.m.
16 Feb 2026, 9:48 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
16 Feb 2026, 9:48 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42519', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/42519/ on 2026-02-16.