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A |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-a.jpg) | Usage: what regular single compartment lower case 'a' used throughout. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-a2.jpg) | Usage: And the scribe uses three different forms of upper case 'A' on this folio. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-a3.jpg) | Usage: And the lower compartment of 'A' is usually connected back to the stem with hairline strokes. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-a4.jpg) | Usage: As |
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D |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-d.jpg) | Usage: dere the scribe's hand is very even thus there is almost no variation at all in this letter. Looped 'd' used throughout. | | |
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G |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-g.jpg) | Usage: gode tailed 'g' is used throughout. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-g2.jpg) | Usage: strenghe the scribe uses a 'gh' combination omitting the 't'. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-g3.jpg) | Usage: bryng | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-g4.jpg) | Usage: Gif upper case 'G'. |
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H |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-h.jpg) | Usage: schal the basic form of 'h'. The counter-clockwise turn of the tail varies in length. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-h2.jpg) | Usage: How upper case 'H' as the first letter of a line. All the scribe's initial letters are quite elaborate. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-h3.jpg) | Usage: Than the second letter following the red ink capital which begins the verse. All other initial letters of stanzas are followed by a second upper case letter so this is probably the scribe's more usual upper case 'H'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-h4.jpg) | Usage: for the loue on the top line of verse and one of the two decorated 'h's there. |
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R |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-r.jpg) | Usage: dere long 'r' used as well as 'z'-shaped 'r'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-r2.jpg) | Usage: matere 'z'-shaped 'r' used in all positions including final position, as well as long 'r'. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-r3.jpg) | Usage: myrrour double 'rr' using both graphs. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-r4.jpg) | Usage: maner long 'r' with flourish in final position. |
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S |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-s.jpg) | Usage: this sigma 's' always used as final letter. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-s2.jpg) | Usage: gesse long 's' used initially and medially. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-s3.jpg) | Usage: Sche upper case 'S'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-s4.jpg) | Usage: Som tyme elaborate upper case 'S' as the first letter of a line. |
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W |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-w.jpg) | Usage: worde lower case 'w'. The two limbs lean to the left. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-w2.jpg) | Usage: alwey the left limb angles left at the head whilst the middle arm turns to the right. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-w3.jpg) | Usage: With upper case 'W' at the beginning of a line. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-w4.jpg) | Usage: What another example of upper case 'W' at the beginning of a line. The left limb has a knid of wing attached to its lower side. |
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Y |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-y.jpg) | Usage: seyde the tail of 'y' varies from stanza to stanza from short to very long. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-y2.jpg) | Usage: euery |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-y3.jpg) | Usage: myrrour | | |
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Upper Case Letters |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-WL1.jpg) | Usage: Lat | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-WL1-2.jpg) | Usage: Take |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-WL1-3.jpg) | Usage: Ȝit | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-WL1-4.jpg) | Usage: Katche |
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Yogh |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-WL2.jpg) | Usage: ȝow yogh used as representative of 'y'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-WL2-2.jpg) | Usage: ȝe |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-WL2-3.jpg) | Usage: Ȝit | | |
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I |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-WL3.jpg) | Usage: I almost always short and totally undistinguished as a single tapering line. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-WL3-2.jpg) | Usage: I |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-9-WL3-3.jpg) | Usage: If only where 'I' begins a line of verse is it in any way different from the examples in versions 1 and 2. | | |