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A |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-32v-a.jpg) | Usage: al secretary 'a' used throughout as the lower case letter. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-90v-a2.jpg) | Usage: legenda anglicana 'a' is used for display script in incipits etc. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-90v-a3.jpg) | Usage: And the scribe has several upper case 'A's one of which is this secretary form with hairline joining stroke. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-92v-a4.jpg) | Usage: At upper case 'A' with square lobe and curved approach stroke which begins beneath the graph. |
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D |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-32v-d.jpg) | Usage: depe rounded anglicana looped 'd' is used all the time. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-32v-d2.jpg) | Usage: domos 'd' with more angular lobe used infrequently. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-148v-d3.jpg) | Usage: Dyse upper case 'D' in the title. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-32v-d4.jpg) | Usage: Duke the standard shape of upper case 'D'. |
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G |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-90v-g.jpg) | Usage: begynne double compartment 'g. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-90v-g2.jpg) | Usage: legenda 'g' in the incipit with triangular lower compartment and square upper compartment. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-32v-g3.jpg) | Usage: nygh crossed 'h' to follow 'g'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-32v-g4.jpg) | Usage: myght in terms of formation, the 'g' graph is one of the scribe's less successful ones. |
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H |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-90v-h.jpg) | Usage: the the scribe's 'h' is consistently formed. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-90v-h2.jpg) | Usage: fressh very occasionally the tail-stroke turns counter-clockwise to finish. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-90v-h3.jpg) | Usage: He upper case letter at the beginning of a line. The formation is the same as the lower case graph except for the pair of spikes attached to the left of the stem. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-148v-h4.jpg) | Usage: the one of the scribe's more elaborate display letters for the title. |
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R |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-32v-r.jpg) | Usage: storie modern 'r' used in all positions except after 'o'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-126v-r2.jpg) | Usage: rehersen a slightly different shape with occasional use of an approach stroke for the first letter of a word. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-32v-r3.jpg) | Usage: Clamor 'z'-shaped 'r' after 'o' with or without otiose additional stroke. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-148v-r4.jpg) | Usage: Ryght upper case 'R' at the beginning of a line and tipped with red. As with upper case 'A', the curving approach stroke begins beneath the graph. |
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S |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-126v-s.jpg) | Usage: hys sigma 's' in final position. Also used occasionally in initial position. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-126v-s2.jpg) | Usage: sirs kidney 's' also used in final position, probably not as frequently as sigma 's'. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-126v-s3.jpg) | Usage: seye long 's' used in initial and medial positions. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-148v-s4.jpg) | Usage: Sythe |
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W |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-90v-w.jpg) | Usage: draweth 'w' is formed in similar fashion whatever its position. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-90v-w2.jpg) | Usage: swich occasionally the left arm extends above the previous letter. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-32v-w3.jpg) | Usage: folow | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-32v-w4.jpg) | Usage: When |
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Y |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-32v-y.jpg) | Usage: endyte 'y' is regularly formed. The tail is usually a short turn counter-clockwise. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-32v-y2.jpg) | Usage: wynne very occasionally 'y' has a dot above. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-148v-y3.jpg) | Usage: Youre upper case letter at the beginning of a line and tipped with red. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-148v-y4.jpg) | Usage: Ye the first word in a stanza hence an even more elaborate letter whose tail extends down past the upper case 'T,' the first letter of the next line. |
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Titles, Catchwords and Decorative Features |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-148v-WL1.jpg) | Usage: Title | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-148v-WL1-2.jpg) | Usage: Marginal decoration for the above piece. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-126v-WL1-3.jpg) | Usage: Catchword | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Fairfax16-90v-WL1-4.jpg) | Usage: Incipit |