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A |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-17v-a.jpg) | Usage: a middes double compartment 'a' is used throughout. In this example there is a small horn at the head. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-6-a2.jpg) | Usage: And one of several versions of upper case 'A'. The square lobe is large. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-17v-a3.jpg) | Usage: Ad Latin rubric in green ink. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-6-a4.jpg) | Usage: Aries a different version of 'A' |
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D |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-6-d.jpg) | Usage: meridionall looped 'd' used throughout. The lobes of most 'd's are small. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-6-d2.jpg) | Usage: diuided a pointed lobe for 'd' occurs several times on this folio. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-17v-d3.jpg) | Usage: cognoscend 'd' in final position with tag for abbreviation of the Latin word. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-17v-d4.jpg) | Usage: a middes |
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G |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-17v-g.jpg) | Usage: amonge the scribe uses a tailed 'g' where the tail is not linked back to the upper compartment. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-17v-g2.jpg) | Usage: among 'g' as the final letter. The formation of this 'g' is like version 1 but here the scribe has made a connecting stroke between the upper and lower elements of the graph. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-17v-g3.jpg) | Usage: degree a double compartment graph. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambsStJohnsE2-6-g4.jpg) | Usage: longe a tailed 'g' with tail which moves to the right away from the upper lobe, then turns clockwise and travels beneath the graph as a horizontal stroke. |
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H |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-17v-h.jpg) | Usage: ryȝth whilst the stems of 'h' are generally similar, the heads vary. Here 'h' has angular head-loop which grazes the shoulder as it returns to the stem. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-6-h2.jpg) | Usage: wheche in this version, the stem is very upright and the loop crosses the stem above the level of the shoulder. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-17v-h3.jpg) | Usage: nyȝth just a small curl at the top of the stem at the head of this graph. | | |
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R |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-17v-r.jpg) | Usage: very long 'r' and modern 'r' are both used by this scribe. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-17v-r2.jpg) | Usage: nadir |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-17v-r3.jpg) | Usage: bordo(ur) 'z'-shaped 'r' follows 'o'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-r4.jpg) | Usage: Ryng |
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S |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-6-s.jpg) | Usage: as sigma 's' in final position. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-6-s2.jpg) | Usage: nu(m)bres a cross between kidney and 8-shaped 's' in final position. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-6-s3.jpg) | Usage: Sagittari(us) the head of long 's' is separate in this example. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-6-s4.jpg) | Usage: sygne |
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W |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-6-w.jpg) | Usage: wheche 'w's are consistently formed with 'B'-shaped element to the right. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-6-w2.jpg) | Usage: wiþ |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-6-w3.jpg) | Usage: be twen | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-17v-w4.jpg) | Usage: will there is a tendency on some 'w' graphs to shorten the left limb. The connection between left and middle arms is made half way down the middle stroke. |
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Y |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-6-y.jpg) | Usage: lytyl 'y' is often two thick parallel strokes. The tail is a very fine line which descends to the left and then turns counter-clockwise and retraces the line of the descending stroke. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-6-y2.jpg) | Usage: ys |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-6-y3.jpg) | Usage: vndyr | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-17v-y4.jpg) | Usage: almury |
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Thorn and Yogh |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-17v-WL1.jpg) | Usage: þe thorn used frequently for all the usual words as well as occasionally replacing 'th'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-17v-WL1-2.jpg) | Usage: boþe |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-17v-WL1-3.jpg) | Usage: oriȝont yogh is used to represent the plural 'z' sound. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-17v-WL1-4.jpg) | Usage: ryȝht it is also used as representative of the 'gh' sound. |
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l, b, k, s |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-17v-WL2.jpg) | Usage: almury the stems of tall letters often have a detached head stroke. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-17v-WL2-2.jpg) | Usage: bordo(ur) |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-17v-WL2-3.jpg) | Usage: prikkes | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambStJohnsE2-6-WL2-4.jpg) | Usage: same |