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A |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-a.jpg) | Usage: wardeine the scribe's single compartment lower case 'a'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-a2.jpg) | Usage: Ansewerd the scribe uses an upper case 'A' for this word in the middle of a line. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-a3.jpg) | Usage: And a second type of upper case 'A'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-a4.jpg) | Usage: And the opening word on the folio. Many of the opening letters of folios are similarly decorated, some with faces as in this example. |
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D |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-d.jpg) | Usage: stounde a very pointed lobe for 'd'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-d2.jpg) | Usage: Simond final 'd' with descending tag. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-d3.jpg) | Usage: qd the scribe's abbreviation for 'quod'. | | |
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G |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-g.jpg) | Usage: goone the tail of 'g' curves to the right before turning clockwise. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-g2.jpg) | Usage: goþe |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-g3.jpg) | Usage: wagges | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-g4.jpg) | Usage: troughe |
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H |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-h.jpg) | Usage: sleihte a looped head for 'h' with the loop resting on the top of the shoulder. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-h2.jpg) | Usage: hight 'h' at the beginning of a word sometimes has a foot at the bottom of the stem. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-h3.jpg) | Usage: Howe upper case 'H' at the beginning of a line is tipped with yellowish paint and has a curl as an extension to the left side of the stem. This compares with the upper case 'H' of Scribe D who copied Oxford, Corpus Christi College 198 and to which the scribe of Lansdowne had access. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-h4.jpg) | Usage: Iohn crossed 'h'. |
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R |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-r.jpg) | Usage: clerkes on the folios sampled modern 'r' is used with 'z'-shaped 'r'. No sign of long 'r'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-r2.jpg) | Usage: sorte 'z'-shaped 'r' follows 'o'. A curving otiose stroke from the bottom left of the graph. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-r3.jpg) | Usage: her 'r' in final position with flourish probably to represent a missing final 'e'. | | |
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S |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-s.jpg) | Usage: This kidney 's' used in all final positions and almost always with an otiose tag. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-s2.jpg) | Usage: Simkin upper case 'S'. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-s3.jpg) | Usage: schall long 's' used in initial and medial positions usually with lead-in stroke visible. | | |
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W |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-w.jpg) | Usage: where sometimes 'w' is neatly contained as in this example. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-w2.jpg) | Usage: swa at other times the top of both arms of 'w' appear to be open. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-w3.jpg) | Usage: howe the scribe's 'w' only has a single lobe on the right side. | | |
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Y |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-y.jpg) | Usage: oonely | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-y2.jpg) | Usage: besely 'y' almost always has a curved stroke above . |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-y3.jpg) | Usage: mirþe' / 'besely example to show the typical mark above 'i' and the curving stroke above 'y'. 'i' does not always have the tear-drop mark above, 'y' almost always sports the same curved stroke above the letter. | | |
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e |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-WL1.jpg) | Usage: grinde the first three versions of 'e' here are at the ends of consecutive words. All three are finished in a different way. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-WL1-2.jpg) | Usage: oure the stroke attached to 'e' is a decorative feature used by the scribe as he copied. It follows some 'r's, 't's, 'e's, 's's and 'd's. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-WL1-3.jpg) | Usage: corne 'e' which is almost heart-shaped because of the looped extension at the right. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-WL1-4.jpg) | Usage: carie the scribe's more usual 'e'. |
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Otiose strokes |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-WL2.jpg) | Usage: bot several of the letters are frequently followed by curving otiose strokes. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-WL2-2.jpg) | Usage: Meller |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-WL2-3.jpg) | Usage: of | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Lansdowne851-58-WL2-4.jpg) | Usage: þe |