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London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Letter - #55072

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Name

Letter - #55072

Item

London, BL MS. Add. 27058

Collection

British Library (London, United Kingdom)

Item Image

London, BL MS. Add. 27058: 94r

Hand

London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni); Cursive

Type

Letter

Ṣade: final

General Shape

Triangular

Ductus

Traced with 2 movements

Features

Descender - longer than the height of the line of writing
Descender - descends slightly below the baseline
Descender - slanted to the left \
Descender - straight
Descender - with thickening at the end
Descender - with a roof
Roof on the descender - traced with the same movement as the descender
Roof on the descender - placed to the left
Roof on the descender - rounded juncture with the descender
Roof on the descender - slanted
Roof on the descender - straight
Right arm - joins the descender in its upper part
Right arm - slanted
Right arm - straight
Right arm - no roof

Image Details

Width: 9px
Height: 21px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 203px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.44
Coordinates (top, left): 261px, 426px

Published: 12 Oct 2026, 8:15 p.m.

Created: 12 Oct 2026, 8:15 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Last Updated: 12 Oct 2026, 8:15 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

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How to cite this page: Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'London, BL MS. Add. 27058: Letter - #55072', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/55072/ on 2026-10-15.