Letter - #8537

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 345

Bibliothèque Nationale de France (Paris, France)

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 345: 57r

Paris, BnF MS. Hébreu 345: Hayim b. Hayim Main Scribe – Square

Hayim b. Hayim (חיים בן חיים) (Date active: 1324)

Letter

Aleph

Horizontally rectangular

Traced with 4 movements

• Main oblique stroke - traced with one stroke
• Main oblique stroke - reaches the headline
• Main oblique stroke - reaches the baseline
• Main oblique stroke - straight
• Left-hand downstroke - is detached from the main oblique stroke
• Left-hand downstroke - does not reach the baseline
• Left-hand downstroke - rounded
• Left-hand downstroke - with a foot
• Foot on the left-hand downstroke - traced with the same movement as the left-hand downstroke
• Foot on the left-hand downstroke - turns to the right
• Foot on the left-hand downstroke - turns upwards
• Foot on the left-hand downstroke - slanted
• Foot on the left-hand downstroke - straight
• Right arm - MOVE TO ROOF short arm attached to the oblique stroke
• Right arm - joins the main oblique stroke
• Right arm - joins/approaches the main stroke in its lower part
• Right arm - straight
• Right arm - with a roof
• Roof on the right arm - traced as a separate movement from the right arm
• Roof on the right arm - placed centrally
• Roof on the right arm - parallel to the main stroke
• Roof on the right arm - slanted
• Roof on the right arm - straight
• Roof on the right arm - with a serif
• Serifs - pointing upwards
• Serifs - short line