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London, BL MS. Harley 5686: Letter - #43562

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Name

Letter - #43562

Item

London, BL MS. Harley 5686

Collection

British Library (London, United Kingdom)

Item Image

London, BL MS. Harley 5686: 82r

Hand

London, BL MS. Harley 5686: Main text scribe 1 - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Isaac b. Obadiah b. David of Forli (צחק בן עובדיה בן דוד מפורלי) (Date active: 1427-1467 (active))

Type

Letter

Ṣade

General Shape

Rounded

Ductus

Traced with 2 movements

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) ⋃
Right arm - joins the downstroke
Right arm - joins the downstroke in the upper part of the line of writing
Right arm - rounded
Right arm - no roof

Image Details

Width: 19px
Height: 19px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 372px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.97
Coordinates (top, left): 574px, 790px

Published: 27 Feb 2026, 9:14 a.m.

Created: 27 Feb 2026, 9:14 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 27 Feb 2026, 9:14 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'London, BL MS. Harley 5686: Letter - #43562', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/43562/ on 2026-03-01.