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London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Letter - #43189

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Name

Letter - #43189

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

Samekh

General Shape

Rounded

Features

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
Base - there is a base
Base - rounded juncture with the right-hand downstroke
Base - joins the left-hand downstroke
Base - rounded juncture with the left-hand downstroke
Base - slanted
Base - concave (rounded) ⋃
Left-hand downstroke - traced with the same movement as the base
Left-hand downstroke - joins the upper bar at a distance from the left end
Left-hand downstroke - slanted
Left-hand downstroke - straight
Left-hand downstroke - hairline

Image Details

Width: 17px
Height: 19px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 348px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.9
Coordinates (top, left): 513px, 236px

Published: 24 Feb 2026, 10:02 a.m.

Created: 24 Feb 2026, 10:02 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 24 Feb 2026, 10:02 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'London, BL MS. Add. 19653: Letter - #43189', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/43189/ on 2026-02-25.