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London, BL MS. Add. 26957: Letter - #43880

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Name

Letter - #43880

Item

London, BL MS. Add. 26957

Collection

British Library (London, United Kingdom)

Item Image

London, BL MS. Add. 26957: 90v

Hand

London, BL MS. Add. 26957: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Joel b. Simeon ha-Lavlar (יואל בן שמעון הלבלר) (Date active: 1469)

Type

Letter

Aleph

General Shape

Horizontally rectangular
Detached components

Features

Main oblique stroke - traced with one stroke
Main oblique stroke - does not reach the baseline
Main oblique stroke - straight
Main oblique stroke - with a serif at the top
Left-hand downstroke - joins the main oblique stroke
Left-hand downstroke - joins the main stroke at the headline
Left-hand downstroke - reaches the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - slanted
Left-hand downstroke - straight
Left-hand downstroke - hairline
Left-hand downstroke - with a foot
Foot on the left-hand downstroke - placed centrally
Foot on the left-hand downstroke - convex (rounded) ⋂
Foot on the left-hand downstroke - with a serif
Right arm - no arm
Right arm - reduced to a roof
Right arm - detached from the main stroke
Right arm - with a roof
Roof on the right arm - detached from the main oblique stroke (no arm)
Roof on the right arm - parallel to the main stroke
Roof on the right arm - slanted
Roof on the right arm - straight
Serifs - hairline
Serifs - pointing downwards
Serifs - pointing upwards

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Width: 22px
Height: 24px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 537px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.92
Coordinates (top, left): 948px, 229px

Published: 4 Mar 2026, 10:49 a.m.

Created: 4 Mar 2026, 10:49 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 4 Mar 2026, 10:51 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'London, BL MS. Add. 26957: Letter - #43880', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/43880/ on 2026-03-04.