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A |
| Usage: was single compartment 'a' used as the lower case graph throughout. | | Usage: all frequently visible where 'a' is the first letter of a word is the short turn of the nib to begin which forms a lip on the left side. |
| Usage: A | | Usage: And a more elaborate form of upper case 'A'. |
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D |
| Usage: and unlooped 'd' with angular body and arching descending stroke. | | Usage: and looped 'd' may also be found in equal numbers. Here in final position with long tag to finish. |
| Usage: Do | | |
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G |
| Usage: algates curved stroke attached to the end of the tail. Horned head to the lobe. | | Usage: thing 'g' in final position with vertical descending stroke to finish. |
| Usage: besought | | Usage: God |
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H |
| Usage: her always neatly executed and contained. | | Usage: kneleth 'th' combination with the loop resting on the shoulder. |
| Usage: Here upper case 'H' at the beginning of a line. | | Usage: Bathe rubricated letter 'h' in explicit. |
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R |
| Usage: erthe modern 'r' used in all positions. | | Usage: hir 'r' in final position with otiose stroke. |
| Usage: maner 'z'-shaped 'r' used as much as modern 'r' and in all positions. The otiose stroke from the lower left point of the graph sweeps down in a curve beneath the letter. | | Usage: worthi 'r' in the scribe's display script. |
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S |
| Usage: was a rather strange shaped final 's' with flat head and otiose stroke to finish. | | Usage: algates a more conventional kidney-shaped 's' in final position. |
| Usage: She upper case letter at the beginning of a line. | | Usage: sey the scribe's long 's' is consistently formed, usually the same length, mainly with the same thickness of stem and always presented at the same angle. |
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W |
| Usage: woo there are often angled feet on the 'w' graph. | | Usage: womman a wide curving approach stroke to 'w' in initial position. |
| Usage: Wif from the rubricated explicit to the Wife of Bath's Tale. | | Usage: which a plainer current version of 'w' without feet and extended left arm which is more usual in the body of the text. |
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Y |
| Usage: twynne serpentine tail on 'y' which turns first counter-clockwise, then back on itself. | | Usage: ynne 'y' is often dotted. |
| Usage: synnes | | Usage: lady on some folios, the tail of 'y' turns counter-clockwise almost at right angles beneath the graph. |
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Upper Case I |
| Usage: In upper case 'I' is a distinctive feature of this hand. | | Usage: I |
| Usage: Iob | | |
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Yogh |
| Usage: riȝt yogh used to represent the 'gh' element. | | Usage: kniȝt |
| Usage: parfiȝt | | Usage: nouȝt |