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Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 408: Letter - #54157

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Name

Letter - #54157

Item

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 408

Collection

Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Vatican, Vatican)

Item Image

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 408: 6v

Hand

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 408: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Elijah b. Moses (אליא (המלמד) בן משה) (Date active: 1443)

Type

Letter

Features

Upper bar - convex (rounded) ⋂
Upper bar - with bifurcation
Right-hand downstroke - traced with the same movement as the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - rounded juncture with the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - ends lower than the left-hand downstroke
Right-hand downstroke - reaches the baseline
Right-hand downstroke - rounded
Right-hand downstroke - with tapering at the end
Left-hand downstroke - traced as a separate movement from the right-hand downstroke
Left-hand downstroke - separate from the upper bar
Left-hand downstroke - ends higher than the right-hand downstroke
Left-hand downstroke - slanted
Left-hand downstroke - straight

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Width: 14px
Height: 15px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 222px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.95
Coordinates (top, left): 800px, 288px

Published: 6 Nov 2026, 4:28 p.m.

Created: 23 Sep 2026, 6:04 p.m. by Dov Honick

Last Updated: 6 Nov 2026, 4:28 p.m. by Elena Lolli

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How to cite this page: Dov Honick, 'Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 408: Letter - #54157', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/54157/ on 2026-11-08.