Scribal Profile Unknown | |
| Current Manuscript: | London, British Library MS Harley 5908 |
| Folios: | Singleton folio of Clerk's Tale |
| Sampled Folios: | 61r |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: mastres double compartment 'a' used throughout. |  | Usage: may |
 | Usage: And upper case 'A' at the beginning of a line. |  | Usage: And an alternative upper case 'A'. |
| D | |||
 | Usage: digne unlooped 'd' is used most frequently and varies little. |  | Usage: lord looped 'd' is also used occasionally. |
 | Usage: fostered occasionally it is possible to see a slight curve at the top of the stem of 'd'. | ||
| G | |||
 | Usage: digne tailed secretary 'g' with reverse flick on the descender. |  | Usage: glade |
 | Usage: God upper case 'G' decorated with a double parallel line. | ||
| H | |||
 | Usage: house the stem is fairly short with head-loop resting on the shoulder. |  | Usage: How upper case 'H' at the beginning of a line with hooked extension out into the left margin. |
 | Usage: chamberer 'ch' combination. The head-stroke is compressed. | ||
| R | |||
 | Usage: maner 'z'-shaped 'r' used in every position the majority of the time. |  | Usage: fortune modern 'r' with curved stem is used occasionally. |
 | Usage: chamberer the single use of long 'r' on this folio. Here it occurs at the end of the line below the 'r' in version 1 and it has a flourish. |  | Usage: Returneþ upper case letter at the beginning of a line. |
| S | |||
 | Usage: faderes sigma 's' always used in final position. Occasionally used initially also. |  | Usage: soule the shaft of long 's' does not usually taper off but ends abruptly. |
 | Usage: sche when used in initial position, this 's' usually stands above the following letters. |  | Usage: So upper case 'S' at the beginning of a line. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: wote the scribe uses a variety of 'w's even on a single folio. |  | Usage: alwey 'w' with looped head and single lobe at the right. |
 | Usage: Wiþ upper case 'W' at the beginning of a line. | ||
| Y | |||
 | Usage: my 'y' varies little. |  | Usage: maydynhede |
 | Usage: wey the scribe extends the tail of 'y' into the right margin. | ||
| Thorn and yogh | |||
 | Usage: þat the scribe uses thorn occasionally. |  | Usage: Þe thorn used at the beginning of a line. |
 | Usage: ȝoure yogh is used throughout for the 'y' sound as in 'ȝew', 'ȝe', and the gutteral as in 'ȝaue'. |  | Usage: wiȝt it is also used for the 'gh' sound. |
| I | |||
 | Usage: I although faint, it is worth including this upper case 'I'. The scribe uses several varieties of head-stroke. However, there are frequently two short slashes across the shaft of the letter. |  | Usage: I |
 | Usage: I 'I' as the first letter of a line. |  | Usage: I the exception that proves the rule, perhaps. |