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Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 220: Letter - #44625

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Name

Letter - #44625

Item

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 220

Collection

Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)

Item Image

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 220: 32r

Hand

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

Scribe

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

Type

Letter

Lamed

General Shape

Rounded

Ductus

Traced with 2 movements

Features

Ascender - longer than the height of the line of writing
Ascender - rounded
Horizontal bar - no horizontal bar
Downstroke - traced as a separate movement from the horizontal bar
Downstroke - attached to the ascender
Downstroke - angular juncture with the ascender
Downstroke - reaches the baseline
Downstroke - forms a base
Downstroke - rounded
Downstroke - with thickening

Image Details

Width: 11px
Height: 27px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 315px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.41
Coordinates (top, left): 449px, 472px

Published: 15 Mar 2026, 4:31 p.m.

Created: 15 Mar 2026, 4:31 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Last Updated: 15 Mar 2026, 4:31 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

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How to cite this page: Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 220: Letter - #44625', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/44625/ on 2026-04-22.