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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Letter - #55164

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Name

Letter - #55164

Item

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291

Collection

Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg, Russia)

Item Image

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: 19v

Hand

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Daniel b. Moses (דניאל בן משה) (Date active: 1455)

Type

Letter

General Shape

Rounded

Ductus

Traced with 2 movements

Features

Upper bar - convex (rounded) ⋂
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 level with the left-hand downstroke
Right-hand downstroke - reaches the baseline
Right-hand downstroke - rounded
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 level with the right-hand downstroke
Left-hand downstroke - slanted
Left-hand downstroke - reaches the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - straight

Image Details

Width: 17px
Height: 18px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 312px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.94
Coordinates (top, left): 757px, 570px

Published: 13 Oct 2026, 4:15 p.m.

Created: 13 Oct 2026, 4:15 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 13 Oct 2026, 4:15 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 291: Letter - #55164', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/55164/ on 2026-10-16.