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A |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-367-a.jpg) | Usage: Whane single compartment 'a' with pointed head. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-367-a2.jpg) | Usage: a 'a' as it occurs in the title of Chaucer's poem to Adam. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-367-a3.jpg) | Usage: Adam the scribe's upper case 'A'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-367-a4.jpg) | Usage: And |
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D |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-116-d.jpg) | Usage: ladyes looped 'd' used throughout. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-130-d2.jpg) | Usage: and 'd' in final position with tag as a continuation from the loop stroke. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-130-d3.jpg) | Usage: double the word occurs in the title. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-116-d4.jpg) | Usage: goddes |
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G |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-116-g.jpg) | Usage: gentil tailed 'g' with curled horn at the head. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-367-g2.jpg) | Usage: long 'g' in final position with tag attached to the continuation of the horizontal slash. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-130-g3.jpg) | Usage: Geffrey from the introduction to the 'Complaint to Mars'. | | |
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H |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-130-h.jpg) | Usage: hee 'h' always has a looped head-stroke. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-130-h2.jpg) | Usage: byhynde the tail-stroke descends in a clockwise direction then turns counter-clockwise. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-130-h3.jpg) | Usage: He a more elaborate graph for the upper case letter. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-116-h4.jpg) | Usage: night crossed 'h' in 'ght' combination. |
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R |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-367-r.jpg) | Usage: vnder the 'e' can be seen at the left side of the letter. Long 'r' used infrequently on this folio. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-367-r2.jpg) | Usage: hir modern 'r' used in all positions. The stem of 'r' is a curved stroke which loops round to complete the graph. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-116-r3.jpg) | Usage: mortel 'z'-shaped 'r' used after 'e' on this folio. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-130-r4.jpg) | Usage: Retourne upper case 'R' with arching approach stroke. |
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S |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-130-s.jpg) | Usage: his kidney-shaped 's' used in final position. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-130-s2.jpg) | Usage: punyshment long 's' used initially and medially. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCr320-367-s3.jpg) | Usage: scryveyne long 's' in initial position. The head-stroke often comes off the stem below the top. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-367-s4.jpg) | Usage: She upper case 'S'. |
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W |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-367-w.jpg) | Usage: werke the scribe has two forms of 'w'. In this form the limbs are diagonal strokes, the compartment to the right is square. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-367-w2.jpg) | Usage: lowe looped 'w' used interchangeably with 'w' with straight arms as seen in version 1. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-367-w3.jpg) | Usage: With arching left arm of the first stroke of this graph. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-116-w4.jpg) | Usage: wymmen |
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Y |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-116-y.jpg) | Usage: yee a pronounced curve as the lead-in stroke. The tail of 'y' frequently curves back below previous letters before turning counter-clockwise. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-116-y2.jpg) | Usage: hertely Shirley frequently curls the tail of 'y' up and over the letter. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-130-y3.jpg) | Usage: Yee | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-130-y4.jpg) | Usage: may the word occurs at the end of a line hence the sort of 'signing off' feature at the end. Shirley occasionally includes a curved stroke above the letter. |
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m, n |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-116-WL1.jpg) | Usage: mortel where 'm' or 'n' occur in initial position, Shirley always uses a long curved approach stroke. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-130-WL1-2.jpg) | Usage: noble |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-130-WL1-3.jpg) | Usage: may | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-130-WL1-4.jpg) | Usage: noon |
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L |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-130-WL2.jpg) | Usage: Looke a remarkably modern-looking upper case 'L' bisected by the lower strokes of 'Ff' on the line above. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-130-WL2-2.jpg) | Usage: Loo this word occurs in the incipit so is perhaps a little more elaborate. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-116-WL2-3.jpg) | Usage: Lifft the first word of the folio. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-130-WL2-4.jpg) | Usage: Loo |
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Thorn |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-116-WL3.jpg) | Usage: haþe Shirley makes frequent use of thorn for 'th' throughout. The stem is long and tapering. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-116-WL3-2.jpg) | Usage: beginneþe thorn used in the incipit. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-116-WL3-3.jpg) | Usage: Þat the initial letter of a line in an upper case position. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/TCCR320-367-WL3-4.jpg) | Usage: þy thorn on the bottom line with tail extended into decorative swirls in the lower margin. |