Scribal Profile Unknown | |
Current Manuscript: | Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Laud misc. 739 |
Folios: | 1-239 |
Sampled Folios: | 96v |
Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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A | |||
Usage: and hairline diagonal connecting stroke on this single compartment 'a'. On the folios examined, the single compartment graph was the only one represented but the scribe also uses double compartment anglicana 'a'. | Usage: anon sometimes the lobe of 'a' joins the vertical stroke half way down. | ||
Usage: And upper case letter as a single compartment 'A'. | Usage: As a scooped compartment and a loop at the head. | ||
D | |||
Usage: had looped 'd' with scooped lobe with connecting hairline to close. | Usage: spedde | ||
Usage: stounde looped 'd' with lower lobe more rounded and left open. | Usage: child a large lower lobe and squat loop above. | ||
G | |||
Usage: god double compartment 'g' with a vertical stroke to the right of the upper compartment which extends above the head of the graph. | Usage: Iuggement | ||
Usage: bryng again a vertical stroke to the right of the upper compartment with horizontal slash leaving from the centre of the stroke. | Usage: Gothe upper case 'G' at the beginning of a line. | ||
H | |||
Usage: that the graph gives the impression of leaning to the right. This may be the result of the formation of the shoulder and the descent of the tail-stroke which descends at an oblique angle. | Usage: hath crossed 'h' after 't' when 'h' is in final position. | ||
Usage: He upper case 'H' at the beginning of a line which is basically the same shape as the lower case graph. | Usage: honoure the scribe departs from his usual practice of tucking under the tail-stroke of 'h'. This word is on the bottom line with licence to extend. | ||
R | |||
Usage: hir long 'r' and 'z'-shaped 'r' are both used by the scribe. | Usage: after | ||
Usage: yonder sometimes the scribe adds a short downward turn at the end of the lower stroke when the 'r' is in final position. | Usage: hir usually the scribe uses 'z'-shaped 'r' in final position. Here, long 'r' is used with a small curve down at the end of the shoulder. | ||
S | |||
Usage: kynges a loose form of kidney-shaped 's' is used in final position. | Usage: space sigma 's' is used in initial position as well as long 's'. | ||
Usage: stounde long 's' with angular flattened head-stroke. | Usage: So | ||
W | |||
Usage: wonder the head loop of the middle element is usually taller than those on either side. | Usage: how there is a 'B'-shaped element to the right. | ||
Usage: was | Usage: Whoos upper case 'W' at the beginning of a line. | ||
Y | |||
Usage: lokyng the left limb of 'y' is usually vertical. The tail is long and after descending turns counter-clockwise and trails back up to the head of the graph. | Usage: shortely | ||
Usage: wyfe the scribe continues with the tail of 'y' to the next letter. | Usage: my wyf here the scribe continues the tail of 'y' to the next word. |