London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42548

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Letter - #42548
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Letter - #42548
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
Beth
  • Upper bar - parallel to the base
  • Upper bar - shorter than the base
  • Upper bar - convex (rounded) ⋂
  • Right-hand downstroke - traced with the same movement as the upper bar
  • Right-hand downstroke - rounded juncture with the upper bar
  • Right-hand downstroke - slanted
  • Right-hand downstroke - straight
  • Right-hand downstroke - with thickening at the end
  • Base - parallel to the baseline
  • Base - parallel to the upper bar
  • Base - longer than the upper bar
  • Base - joins the right-hand downstroke with a butt
  • Base - straight

Width: 9px
Height: 10px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 107px2
Ratio (w / h): 0.9
Coordinates (top, left): 998px, 184px
16 Feb 2026, 10:45 a.m.
16 Feb 2026, 10:45 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
16 Feb 2026, 10:45 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42548', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/42548/ on 2026-02-17.