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London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42536

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Name

Letter - #42536

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

'Ayin

Ductus

Traced with 2 movements

Features

Right arm - forms a base
Right arm - top is lower than the top of the left arm
Right arm - rounded
Right arm - with a roof
Roof on the right arm - traced with the same movement as the right arm
Roof on the right arm - placed to the left
Roof on the right arm - rounded juncture with the arm
Roof on the right arm - parallel to the headline
Roof on the right arm - straight
Base - traced with the same movement as the right arm
Base - angular juncture with the right arm
Base - parallel to the baseline
Base - longer on the left than the upper end of the left arm
Base - straight
Left arm - traced as a separate movement from the base
Left arm - attached to the base
Left arm - top is higher than the top of the right arm
Left arm - rounded
Left arm - no roof

Image Details

Width: 12px
Height: 10px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 136px²
Ratio (w / h): 1.23
Coordinates (top, left): 1088px, 231px

Published: 16 Feb 2026, 10:26 a.m.

Created: 16 Feb 2026, 10:26 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 16 Feb 2026, 10:26 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42536', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/42536/ on 2026-02-17.