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London, BL MS. Add. 26919: Letter - #53134

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Name

Letter - #53134

Item

London, BL MS. Add. 26919

Collection

British Library (London, United Kingdom)

Item Image

London, BL MS. Add. 26919: 52r

Hand

London, BL MS. Add. 26919: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

David b. Eliakim (Date active: 1543)

Type

Letter

'Ayin

General Shape

Horizontally rectangular
Triangular

Ductus

Traced with 2 movements

Features

Right arm - joins the left arm in its lower part (deep)
Right arm - top is lower than the top of the left arm
Right arm - rounded
Right arm - with tapering at the end
Right arm - no roof
Base - traced with the same movement as the right arm
Base - descends below the baseline
Base - slanted
Base - longer on the left than the upper end of the left arm
Base - straight
Base - with a serif
Left arm - traced as a separate movement from the base
Left arm - attached to the right arm in its lower part (deep)
Left arm - slanted
Left arm - top is higher than the top of the right arm
Left arm - straight
Left arm - with thickening at the end
Left arm - no roof

Image Details

Width: 24px
Height: 19px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 468px²
Ratio (w / h): 1.26
Coordinates (top, left): 244px, 560px

Published: 2 Sep 2026, 8:08 a.m.

Created: 2 Sep 2026, 8:08 a.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Last Updated: 2 Sep 2026, 8:08 a.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Entry Authors:

How to cite this page: Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'London, BL MS. Add. 26919: Letter - #53134', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/53134/ on 2026-09-02.