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London, BL MS. Or. 5404: Letter - #45276

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Name

Letter - #45276

Item

London, BL MS. Or. 5404

Collection

British Library (London, United Kingdom)

Item Image

London, BL MS. Or. 5404: 8r

Hand

London, BL MS. Or. 5404: Main text scribe - Square; Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Benaiah b. Saadia b. Zechariah b. Benaiah (בניה בן סעדיה בן זכריה בן בניה) (Date active: 1478)

Type

Letter

Resh

Ductus

Traced with 1 movements

Features

Upper bar - parallel to the headline
Upper bar - straight
Upper bar - with a serif
Right-hand downstroke - traced with the same movement as the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - rounded juncture with the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - reaches the baseline
Right-hand downstroke - rounded
Right-hand downstroke - with thickening at the end
Serifs - pointing upwards

Image Details

Width: 11px
Height: 18px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 216px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.65
Coordinates (top, left): 149px, 295px

Published: 23 Mar 2026, 9:43 a.m.

Created: 23 Mar 2026, 9:43 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 23 Mar 2026, 9:43 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'London, BL MS. Or. 5404: Letter - #45276', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/45276/ on 2026-04-25.