Scribal Profile Wytton | |
| Profiles for this Scribe: | 1. Cambridge, University Library MS Dd. 4. 24 |
| Current Manuscript: | Cambridge, Cambridge University Library MS Dd.4.24 |
| Sampled Folios: | 9r, 182v |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: fair |  | Usage: Ale upper case A used for some nouns. |
 | Usage: Amen one of the very decorative A's used in Dd. |  | Usage: Ageyns a different type of upper case 'A'. |
| D | |||
 | Usage: ded |  | Usage: and occasionally the scribe extends the loop of 'd' backwards over preceding letters. |
 | Usage: qd tailed 'd'. |  | Usage: Dredful upper case 'D' with typical parallel strokes to decorate. |
| G | |||
 | Usage: legend double compartment 'g' and single compartment are both used by this scribe. |  | Usage: god an example of this scribe's tailed 'g'. |
 | Usage: bygonne occasionally the lower lobe is not quite finished off. |  | Usage: Galien |
| H | |||
 | Usage: hire the stem of 'h' leans slightly, the tail-stroke turns counter-clockwise. |  | Usage: fight crossed 'h' in the 'ght' combination. |
 | Usage: Heremanno an upper case graph perhaps indicated by the dot in the space between stem and limb. |  | Usage: knyght decorated letter on the first line of a linking passage. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: hire the fork of long r is frequently much lower than the base line for other letters. The fork is also usually wide. |  | Usage: Surrien long 'r' is used in every position. |
 | Usage: ffortune 'z'-shaped 'r' used after 'o'. |  | Usage: Robyn |
| S | |||
 | Usage: saue long s with distinctive split stroke. |  | Usage: seide used most of the time both initially and in final position. |
 | Usage: thus the scribe frequently makes use of this more modern 's'. |  | Usage: bones last letter of line with an extravagant flourish very typical of this hand. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: was |  | Usage: worthy |
 | Usage: Whan upper case W at beginning of a line and in his name Wytton on f39r. |  | Usage: Wt the scribe frequently uses this abbreviated form. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: companye |  | Usage: Wytton the second letter of the scribe's name. |
 | Usage: Romayn the tail of 'y' frequently sweeps under previous letter and returns under the letter following. |  | Usage: companye the word is at the end of a line. |
| e | |||
 | Usage: verreye the scribe frequently adds a hook to 'e' when it is in final position. |  | Usage: bonde |
 | Usage: pees |  | Usage: clothynge a really exaggerated example from the end of a line. |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: I where upper case 'I' appears within the body of the text, it is unadorned, with curled head-stroke and with a slight curve to the right at the lower end of the shaft. |  | Usage: Amonges the scribe employs a great variety of upper case 'A's. Here the lead-in stroke is sufficiently grandiose to enclose the paraph which precedes the line. |
 | Usage: Ne upper case 'N' can be copied with or without the cross stroke on the middle bar. |  | Usage: And yet another example of an individual style of 'A'. Also visible are the 'O' and 'T' on the lines below. The scribe frequently decorates his upper case letters with parallel lines within. |
| Minims | |||
 | Usage: Romayn the final 'n' of the word. The scribe's minims are frequently uneven with differences in length apparent along the bottom line. |  | Usage: noman final 'n'. |
 | Usage: Heremanno 'm'. |  | Usage: endure 'u'. |
| Thorn and Yogh | |||
 | Usage: þ(er)e |  | Usage: þis |
 | Usage: ȝong |  | Usage: ȝe |