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A |
| Usage: cause single compartment 'a' used almost exclusively for the lower case letter. | | Usage: sawe use of double compartment 'a' in the middle of a word. The scribe regularly uses double compartment 'A' for the upper case letter, however, this is one of the few lower-case ones. |
| Usage: Astronomye | | Usage: Asschen |
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D |
| Usage: distresse neatly formed looped 'd'. | | Usage: and the scribe occasionally does not complete the loop of 'd'. |
| Usage: and occasionally he also leaves a space between lobe and loop of the letter. | | Usage: doun use of this form of 'd' is similar practise to Scribe 1 in this manuscript. Are they the same scribes, or just trained in the same place? |
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G |
| Usage: grace this 'g' sits on the line. Most, but not all 'g's are so situated. | | Usage: longe the lower compartment is triangular, the upper compartment rounded. |
| Usage: greye | | Usage: Tellyng 'g' in final position with tag perhaps representative of a missing 'e'. |
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H |
| Usage: hem the tail-stroke usually curves gently clockwise to just below the line. | | Usage: haue occasionally the limb sits on the line. |
| Usage: wrothe triangular head-loop in this example. | | Usage: schall the head of 'c' continues to the head-loop of 'h'. |
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R |
| Usage: riȝte initial long 'r'. The 'r' is similar to the long 'r' used by Hand 1 but in this part of the manuscript, modern 'r' is used more frequently. | | Usage: never modern 'r' used frequently and when in final position it almost always has a flourish as here. |
| Usage: Antenor even 'z'-shaped 'r' has a flourish when in final position. | | Usage: Riȝte |
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S |
| Usage: pees sigma 's' in final position. Occasional use as the initial letter. | | Usage: a monges the 's' is often left open in cursive manner. |
| Usage: so as with Hand 1 in this manuscript, the long 's' frequently shows evidence of an approach stroke. The head-stroke is sometimes detached. Long 's' almost always used as the initial letter as well as medially. | | Usage: So upper case 'S' as first letter of line. |
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W |
| Usage: sawe a distinctive form which varies little. It is different from the 'w' of Hand 1 in this manuscript, though both are distinctive and consistent. | | Usage: with |
| Usage: Now | | Usage: What used as the first letter of a line. |
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Y |
| Usage: delyu(er)e the body of the letter sits above the line. The tail does not descend very far below the line and occasionally sits on it. | | Usage: may the tail of 'y' may be straight. |
| Usage: yf the tail of 'y' is longer in this example and turns counter-clockwise to link up with the following graph. | | Usage: Ye |
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Abbreviative marks |
| Usage: confuceoun | | Usage: delyu(er)e |
| Usage: Antenor perhaps a strange use of this version of 'r' accompanied by a flourish. | | Usage: doun |
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Yogh |
| Usage: riȝte yogh is used frequently to represent both the 'y' sound and also the 'gh' element. | | Usage: ȝe |
| Usage: cauȝte the main part of the graph is situated well above the line. The tail extends to just below the line. | | Usage: ȝoure |
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I |
| Usage: I although the approach stroke varies in length, curve and size, 'I' always seems to be a statement. | | Usage: I |
| Usage: I | | Usage: I |