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London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42547

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Name

Letter - #42547

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

Ductus

Traced with 2 movements

Features

Upper bar - parallel to the headline
Upper bar - straight
Right-hand downstroke - traced with the same movement as the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - angular juncture with the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - ends higher than the left-hand downstroke
Right-hand downstroke - perpendicular to the baseline
Right-hand downstroke - does not reach the baseline
Right-hand downstroke - straight
Left-hand downstroke - traced as a separate movement from the right-hand downstroke
Left-hand downstroke - separate from the upper bar
Left-hand downstroke - ends lower than the right-hand downstroke
Left-hand downstroke - slanted
Left-hand downstroke - reaches the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - straight
Left-hand downstroke - diamond-shaped

Image Details

Width: 9px
Height: 10px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 100px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.89
Coordinates (top, left): 998px, 164px

Published: 16 Feb 2026, 10:43 a.m.

Created: 16 Feb 2026, 10:43 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 16 Feb 2026, 10:43 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42547', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/42547/ on 2026-02-17.