HebrewPal - Hebrew Palaeography Album

Collapse

Vatican MS. Neofiti 5: Letter - #55328

Details

Image

Open in Item Image

Details

Name

Letter - #55328

Item

Vatican MS. Neofiti 5

Collection

Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Vatican, Vatican)

Item Image

Vatican MS. Neofiti 5: 2r

Hand

Vatican MS. Neofiti 5: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Shabbetai b. Joshua of Tivoli (שבתי (תלמיד הסופרים) בן יהושע (סופר) מטיבולי) (Date active: 1488)

Type

Letter

Ḥeth

Ductus

Traced with 2 movements

Features

Upper bar - parallel to the headline
Upper bar - straight
Right-hand downstroke - traced with the same movement as the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - rounded juncture with the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - descends below the baseline
Right-hand downstroke - ends lower than the left-hand downstroke
Right-hand downstroke - rounded
Right-hand downstroke - with tapering at the end
Left-hand downstroke - traced as a separate movement from the upper bar/right-hand downstroke
Left-hand downstroke - attached to the extremity of the upper bar
Left-hand downstroke - angular juncture with the upper bar
Left-hand downstroke - slanted
Left-hand downstroke - reaches the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - ends higher than the right-hand downstroke
Left-hand downstroke - rounded

Image Details

Width: 12px
Height: 17px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 214px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.74
Coordinates (top, left): 473px, 638px

Published: 15 Oct 2026, 11:52 a.m.

Created: 15 Oct 2026, 11:52 a.m. by Elena Lolli

Last Updated: 15 Oct 2026, 11:52 a.m. by Elena Lolli

Entry Authors:

How to cite this page: Elena Lolli, 'Vatican MS. Neofiti 5: Letter - #55328', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/55328/ on 2026-10-16.