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A |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-a.jpg) | Usage: art letter 'a' which appears on the top line of the page. The scribe attempts more of a display script for the first few lines on the folio. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-a2.jpg) | Usage: and the beginning of the second stanza on the folio and the scribe has settled back to his more normal script. Note that this scribe also copies a long way above the line. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-a3.jpg) | Usage: a the scribe also has a double compartment 'a'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-a4.jpg) | Usage: And the scribe's upper case 'A'. |
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D |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-d.jpg) | Usage: Bridill unlooped 'd' used throughout. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-d2.jpg) | Usage: gladde |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-d3.jpg) | Usage: drede 'd' quite often stands alone with no attempt to form a link with the following letter. However, here, the slight overhamg at the base of the descender is used to form a link with the following 'r'. | | |
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G |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-g.jpg) | Usage: gilt the tailed 'g' of this scribe sits well above the line, the tail ending usually just at or just below the line itself. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-g2.jpg) | Usage: god tail of 'g' often turns to the right. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-g3.jpg) | Usage: nyght the tails of 'y' and 'g' join up. | | |
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H |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-h.jpg) | Usage: thei 'h' as used in initial position, or as here in the more formal script of the top few lines, has a foot at the base of the stem. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-h2.jpg) | Usage: schall the 'ch' ligature. No foot on the more informal letter. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-h3.jpg) | Usage: howe some rather jerky letters for a few lines. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-h4.jpg) | Usage: His the beginning of a line and therefore the scribe's upper case letter. |
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R |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-r.jpg) | Usage: there angled stem for modern 'r'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-r2.jpg) | Usage: worldly 'z'-shaped 'r' used after 'o'. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-r3.jpg) | Usage: merye long 'r' is used infrequently. | | |
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S |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-s.jpg) | Usage: as kidney-shaped 's' used on almost every occasion in final position. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-s2.jpg) | Usage: is there are one or two examples on this folio of sigma 's' used in final position. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-s3.jpg) | Usage: passit | | |
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W |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-w.jpg) | Usage: wynne 'w' as the initial letter. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-w2.jpg) | Usage: howe 'w' within a word and the formation is almost as in version 1 although the first arm of the letter is frequently above the level of surrounding letters. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-w3.jpg) | Usage: Was upper case 'W' at the beginning of a line. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-w4.jpg) | Usage: nowe the word is on the top line and this is an example of the scribe taking advantage of the extra space. |
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Y |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-y.jpg) | Usage: allwey the tail of 'y' varies in length. Sometimes it sits on the line itself and sometimes extends below. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-y2.jpg) | Usage: pley occasionally the scribe dots the 'y'. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-y3.jpg) | Usage: yoye 'y' used here for 'i'. The scribe spells the word 'joy' variously; 'yoye', ioye, 'Ioye'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-y4.jpg) | Usage: Ye upper case 'Y' at the beginning of a line with the extravagant extra flourishes to begin the letter. |
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Upper Case Letters |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-WL1.jpg) | Usage: Mi | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-WL1-2.jpg) | Usage: Ne |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-WL1-3.jpg) | Usage: I | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-WL1-4.jpg) | Usage: Pandarus |
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Ampersand |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-WL2.jpg) | Usage: | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-WL2-2.jpg) | Usage: |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-WL2-3.jpg) | Usage: | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-WL2-4.jpg) | Usage: |
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I |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-WL3.jpg) | Usage: I | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-WL3-2.jpg) | Usage: I |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-WL3-3.jpg) | Usage: I | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley1239-34-WL3-4.jpg) | Usage: I |