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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 220: Letter - #44545

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Name

Letter - #44545

Item

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 220

Collection

Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)

Item Image

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 220: 14r

Hand

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 220: Main text scribe 3 - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

[Elijah] ([אליהו]) (Date active: 15th century)

Type

Letter

Ṣade: final

General Shape

Rounded

Ductus

Traced with 3 movements

Features

Descender - longer than the height of the line of writing
Descender - descends slightly below the baseline
Descender - rounded
Descender - changes direction to the left at the end
Descender - with thickening at the end
Roof on the descender - traced as a separate movement from the descender
Roof on the descender - placed to the left
Roof on the descender - cross-shaped juncture with the descender
Roof on the descender - diamond-shaped
Right arm - joins the descender in its upper part
Right arm - slanted
Right arm - straight
Right arm - no roof

Image Details

Width: 17px
Height: 25px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 458px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.71
Coordinates (top, left): 438px, 776px

Published: 15 Mar 2026, 5:25 a.m.

Created: 15 Mar 2026, 5:25 a.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Last Updated: 15 Mar 2026, 5:25 a.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

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How to cite this page: Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 220: Letter - #44545', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/44545/ on 2026-04-25.