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A |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-81-a.jpg) | Usage: pathes double compartment 'a' used throughout. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-81-a2.jpg) | Usage: nat |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-96v-a3.jpg) | Usage: And upper case 'A'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-96v-a4.jpg) | Usage: Arrogance upper case 'A' with red paraph to the left. |
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D |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-96v-d.jpg) | Usage: god 'd' is looped. The lower lobe may be round, oval or more pointed as in version 2. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-96v-d2.jpg) | Usage: despite a triangular lobe and loop which arches back over previous graphs. |
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G |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-96v-g.jpg) | Usage: thynge a rounded 8-shaped 'g' with both compartments of roughly equal size. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-96v-g2.jpg) | Usage: twigges |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-96v-g3.jpg) | Usage: Glotony | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-96v-g4.jpg) | Usage: twigg(es) 'g' with flat head and abbreviative mark for a plural element. |
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H |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-96v-h.jpg) | Usage: harmes 'h' has a triangular head-loop. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-81-h2.jpg) | Usage: hy(m) a rare example of the tail-stroke of the scribe's 'h' turning to the right rather than being tucked under. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-96v-h3.jpg) | Usage: hit a higher ascender than usual for the top line of the text. | | |
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R |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-96v-r.jpg) | Usage: spryngen long 'r' used most of the time. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-96v-r2.jpg) | Usage: pride 'z'-shaped 'r' used after round graphs. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-81-r3.jpg) | Usage: Our 'r' in final position with flourish. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-81-r4.jpg) | Usage: gabber modern 'r' used rarely. |
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S |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-96v-s.jpg) | Usage: man(er)es kidney-shaped 's' used in final position. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-96v-s2.jpg) | Usage: syn(n)ys sigma 's' used in initial and also final position. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-81-s3.jpg) | Usage: shrifte long 's' is used both initially and medially. The shaft can be longer or shorter dependant on the following letter. There is sometimes a small bifurcation at the top of the shaft. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-96v-s4.jpg) | Usage: Stryf |
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W |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-96v-w.jpg) | Usage: Now loop-headed 'w' with 'b'-shaped element to the right. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-96v-w2.jpg) | Usage: twigges |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-81-w3.jpg) | Usage: which the central loop of 'w' stands proud of the elements to either side. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-81-w4.jpg) | Usage: What upper case 'W' from the gloss in the right margin of this folio. |
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Y |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-81-y.jpg) | Usage: syn the tail of 'y' is uniformly a much finer stroke than those used for the body of the graph. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-81-y2.jpg) | Usage: þynge |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-81-y3.jpg) | Usage: heuyn | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-96v-y4.jpg) | Usage: Ypocrisy this may be the scribe's upper case letter preceded by a red paraph. |
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Thorn |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-96v-WL1.jpg) | Usage: þe(superscript thorn is used frequently. Superscript letters sit in the fork at the top of the graph created between stem and lobe of thorn. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-96v-WL1-2.jpg) | Usage: oþ(er) |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-96v-WL1-3.jpg) | Usage: þogh an approach stroke and angled beginning to the stem of thorn. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-81-WL1-4.jpg) | Usage: þynges the lobe of thorn is oval. |
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Punctuation Marks |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-81-WL2.jpg) | Usage: A mark similar to a semi-colon is used frequently by the scribe. Here it occurs at the end of a phrase. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-81-WL2-2.jpg) | Usage: fal this mark occurs after the final word of the folio at the end of a phrase. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-96v-WL2-3.jpg) | Usage: The mark occurs here in a position where a modern semi-colon might be used. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-81-WL2-4.jpg) | Usage: Occurs after the word 'done'. An ampersand follows to lead in to the next phrase. |
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Yogh |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-96v-WL3.jpg) | Usage: ȝe | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-96v-WL3-2.jpg) | Usage: noȝt |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-96v-WL3-3.jpg) | Usage: noȝt | | |
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Ampersand |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-81-WL4.jpg) | Usage: A 'z'-shaped ampersand with vertical stroke descending from the starting point of the graph. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-81-WL4-2.jpg) | Usage: |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-96v-WL4-3.jpg) | Usage: A rare use of ampersand with stroke above. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat29-96v-WL4-4.jpg) | Usage: |