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London, BL MS. Or. 2451: Letter - #45422

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Name

Letter - #45422

Item

London, BL MS. Or. 2451

Collection

British Library (London, United Kingdom)

Item Image

London, BL MS. Or. 2451: 10r

Hand

London, BL MS. Or. 2451: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Samuel b. Aaron b. Yehosaf b. Gershom (שמואל בן אהרן בן יהוסף בן גרשום) (Date active: 1483)

Type

Letter

Ṣade: final

General Shape

Triangular

Ductus

Traced with 1 movements

Features

Descender - longer than the height of the line of writing
Descender - slanted to the left \
Descender - rounded
Descender - changes direction to the left at the end
Descender - no roof
Right arm - joins the top of the descender
Right arm - concave ⋃
Right arm - no roof

Image Details

Width: 24px
Height: 54px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 1328px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.44
Coordinates (top, left): 934px, 346px

Published: 24 Mar 2026, 11:46 a.m.

Created: 24 Mar 2026, 11:46 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 24 Mar 2026, 11:46 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'London, BL MS. Or. 2451: Letter - #45422', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/45422/ on 2026-04-26.