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A |
| Usage: al double compartment 'a' used throughout. | | Usage: matiere the upper compartment of Scribe D's 'a' is usually smaller than the lower compartment. |
| Usage: And the scribe has a variety of upper case 'A's. This version and version 4 are just two examples, but the only variations on the folios examined. | | Usage: And |
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D |
| Usage: dede this 'open-centred d' is typical of this scribe and many 'd's on the two folios examined are of this type. | | Usage: myddel in other manuscripts by this scribe, most of the 'd's would be of this type, ie with closed upper loop. |
| Usage: Ri(card)i s(e)c(un)di this 'd' is formed differently and again may be found occasionally in Scribe D's other manuscripts. | | Usage: coroned |
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G |
| Usage: gentilesce Scribe D's 'g' is almost always double compartment. The upper compartment generally has a more vertical aspect than the lower compartment which often has a horizontal splay. | | Usage: among 'g' in final position often has a shorter, or longer vertical tag descending from the horizontal slash. |
| Usage: P(ro)logus | | Usage: mighte |
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H |
| Usage: he 'h' is usually neatly formed. | | Usage: schalt the tail stroke may be longer and curve round to rejoin the base of the stem. |
| Usage: taught occasionally the tail of 'h' turns counter-clockwise. | | Usage: Hast upper case 'H' is no different here from the lower case graph. |
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R |
| Usage: regne long 'r' is the scribe's preferred graph and used in all positions. | | Usage: espeir the downward curve of the shoulder stroke of this final 'r' was noted by Doyle and Parkes as one of this scribe's individual traits. |
| Usage: interpres modern 'r' is also in Scribe D's repertoire, though here only in the rubric. The scribe's 'z'-shaped 'r' follows the round-bodied graph of 'p'. | | Usage: Rescousse |
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S |
| Usage: sette long 's' is used in initial and medial positions. | | Usage: achilles kidney-shaped 's' is the scribe's preferred graph in final position. |
| Usage: varijs 8-shaped 's' does not occur very often on the two folios of this manuscript which were examined. In other manuscripts he prefers this 's' for long stretches. | | Usage: So double parallel lines as decoration are often a feature of upper case graphs. |
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W |
| Usage: whan 'w' is distinctive in that the loop or open stroke at the head of the middle arm is usually above the level of left and right elements. | | Usage: wynd a typical version with left arm as a separate stroke. |
| Usage: ȝow | | Usage: With no distinction between upper and lower case graphs. |
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Y |
| Usage: amys 'y' is frequently dotted. | | Usage: My |
| Usage: my | | Usage: my very occasionally it is possible to see the extended tail of 'y' looping up above the graph to supply the dot. |
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Thorn and Yogh |
| Usage: þilke thorn is squat with little length to the stem. | | Usage: soþ thorn is used in all the usual places as well as occasionally replacing 'th'. |
| Usage: ȝit yogh is used as representative of the 'y' sound. | | Usage: ȝiue |
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Upper Case Letters |
| Usage: In this is a typical upper case 'I' of this scribe. A waving lead-in stroke and a single protuberance to the left of shaft are typical. | | Usage: To scribe D's upper case 'T's are very regularly formed with the looped stroke of the body almost always connecting back to the vertical. |
| Usage: Be upper case 'B' almost always has a 2-shaped element to begin. | | Usage: P(ro)logus again this is a characteristic form for upper case 'P' with curved, oblique stroke within the lobe. |