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A |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-a1.jpg) | Usage: abundant double compartment 'a' with horned additional head-stroke. The majority of the scribe's lower case 'a's follow this pattern. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-a2.jpg) | Usage: as in some words the horned top is less pronounced. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-a3.jpg) | Usage: A the scribe has a number of different versions for upper case 'A'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-a4.jpg) | Usage: And a more elaborate version with arching lead-in stroke. |
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D |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-d1.jpg) | Usage: delectable 'd' in initial position. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-d2.jpg) | Usage: lond 'd' in final position with slight extension on the looped return. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-d3.jpg) | Usage: drede the upper loop sloping backwards is a feature of the scribe's 'd'. When the 'd' occurs medially the upper loop frequently lies back over the previous graph. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-d4.jpg) | Usage: Discrete upper case 'D' with 2-shaped initial element. |
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G |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-g1.jpg) | Usage: gye double compartment 'g' used throughout. As here, the 'g' frequently sits on the line above the level of following graphs. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-g2.jpg) | Usage: yong 'g' in final position. As in version 1 the 'g' sits on the line and as the final graph has a hairline tail which first arches up the descendsbelow the line. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-g3.jpg) | Usage: hegges | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-g4.jpg) | Usage: might the 'ght' combination with 'g' set rather lower than in the previous examples. The upper lobe is square-shaped with hairline connectos on either side and scooped horned head-stroke to finish. |
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H |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-h1.jpg) | Usage: his 'h' in initial position. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-h2.jpg) | Usage: thurgh 'h' in final position following 'g' is usually crossed. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-h3.jpg) | Usage: such 'h' as final letter after 'c'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-h4.jpg) | Usage: Have 'H' as the first letter of the line. The upper case letter does not vary from the lower case one. |
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R |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-r1.jpg) | Usage: roote long 'r' in initial position. Long 'r' is used in all positions except after 'o'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-r2.jpg) | Usage: honour long 'r' in final position with flourish. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-r3.jpg) | Usage: lord 'z'-shaped 'e' after 'o'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-r4.jpg) | Usage: matier the only example of modern 'r' on this folio. |
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S |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-s1.jpg) | Usage: speke both sigma 's' and long 's' are used in initial position. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-s2.jpg) | Usage: lordes sigma 's' in final position. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-s3.jpg) | Usage: side long 's' in initial position. It is always used medially. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-s4.jpg) | Usage: Save upper case graph at the beginning of a line. |
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W |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-w1.jpg) | Usage: west the scribe has two basic 'w' shapes. This is the more angular version. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-w2.jpg) | Usage: was the second type of this graph. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-w3.jpg) | Usage: Well upper case example of version 1 found at the beginning of a line. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-w4.jpg) | Usage: Wedd upper case example of version 2 found at the beginning of a line. |
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Y |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-y1.jpg) | Usage: playne the common shape of 'y'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-y2.jpg) | Usage: yong 'y' in initial position with slightly etended tail. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-y3.jpg) | Usage: they 'y' in final position. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-y4.jpg) | Usage: Yit 'Y' as the first letter of the line. |
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Upper Case Letters |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-WL1-1.jpg) | Usage: Down a second version of upper case 'D'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-WL1-2.jpg) | Usage: Both upper case 'B' at the beginning of a line. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-WL1-3.jpg) | Usage: In the scribe's upper case 'I'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Longleat257-77v-WL1-4.jpg) | Usage: Or upper case 'O' again at the beginning of a line. |