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London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Letter - #43188

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Name

Letter - #43188

Item

London, BL MS. Add. 19653

Collection

British Library (London, United Kingdom)

Item Image

London, BL MS. Add. 19653: 15v

Hand

London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Solomon b. Moses b. Solomon ha-Rofe (שלמה בן משה בן שלמה הרופא) (Date active: 1427)

Type

Letter

Ṣade

General Shape

Rounded

Features

Downstroke - rounded
Downstroke - with a roof
Roof on the downstroke - traced with the same movement as the downstroke
Roof on the downstroke - placed to the left
Roof on the downstroke - rounded juncture with the downstroke
Roof on the downstroke - convex (rounded) ⋂
Base - traced with the same movement as the downstroke
Base - longer than the left end of the downstroke
Base - rounded juncture with the downstroke
Base - concave (rounded) ⋃
Base - with bifurcation
Right arm - joins the downstroke
Right arm - joins the downstroke in the upper part of the line of writing
Right arm - slanted
Right arm - straight
Right arm - with a roof
Roof on the right arm - placed to the right
Roof on the right arm - slanted
Roof on the right arm - straight

Image Details

Width: 24px
Height: 21px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 537px²
Ratio (w / h): 1.11
Coordinates (top, left): 413px, 488px

Published: 24 Feb 2026, 10 a.m.

Created: 24 Feb 2026, 10 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 24 Feb 2026, 10 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Letter - #43188', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/43188/ on 2026-02-26.