Scribal Profile Hammond Scribe | |
| Profiles for this Scribe: | 12. London, British Library, MS Cotton Claudius A.VIII |
| Current Manuscript: | London, British Library, MS Cotton Claudius A.VIII |
| Folios: | 175r-197v |
| Sampled Folios: | 175r |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: as single compartment secretary 'a' is the scribe's regular lower case 'a' graph. |  | Usage: Regale double compartment 'a'is used in the scribe's display script. |
 | Usage: And | ||
| D | |||
 | Usage: kyngdoms although the scribe uses secretary 'a', he always uses the anglicana form of looped 'd'. |  | Usage: callid 'd' in final position with extension of the loop stroke with short descending tag attached. |
 | Usage: Dominiu(m) one of the words written in the scribe's display script. |  | Usage: Dominium also written in the scribe's display script. |
| G | |||
 | Usage: god the lower lobe is usually larger than the upper lobe. It is set somewhat at a tilt. |  | Usage: manacyng 'g' in final position with tag. Again, the lower compartment appears to be in advance of the upper. |
 | Usage: Giles upper case letter tipped with red. |  | Usage: Regimine tailed 'g' is used in the scribe's display script. |
| H | |||
 | Usage: he characteristic looped head for 'h' and straight descent of the limb. |  | Usage: taught 'ght' combination. |
 | Usage: seith 'h' is frequently crossed after 't'. |  | Usage: philosophie unusual forked head to the stem and no loop. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: desire 'z'-shaped 'r' used most of the time in all positions. |  | Usage: verray long double 'r' used occasionally. |
 | Usage: Reigned upper case 'R' used for words such as 'Reigne' and Roially'. |  | Usage: peculiarem a modern 'r' in the scribe's display script. |
| S | |||
 | Usage: as kidney 's' is used in final position. |  | Usage: suche sigma 's' is used initially. |
 | Usage: assent long 's' with an extended head on the second 's' graph. |  | Usage: Samuel upper case 'S'. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: lawes the length and curvature of the approach stroke varies. |  | Usage: wold in initial position, the left limb is frequently lengthened. |
 | Usage: owne | ||
| Y | |||
 | Usage: hym 'y' varies little. |  | Usage: may |
 | Usage: yit | ||
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: But |  | Usage: Compendiu(m) |
 | Usage: Israel |  | Usage: Thom(a)s |
| s and p | |||
 | Usage: diu(er)site occasionally the scribe arches the top of long 's' over several letters, sometimes over several words. |  | Usage: Imposiciouns |
 | Usage: vpon 'p' is frequently slanted to the left with a long descender. |  | Usage: his people |