Scribal Profile Romances Scribe/Baggehey | |
| Current Manuscript: | Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Rawlinson poet. 168 |
| Folios: | 1-58 |
| Sampled Folios: | 25r |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: verray straight-sided 'a' with horizontal cross-bar. The upper lobe is usually smaller than the lower one. |  | Usage: paciencia final 'a' in the Latin rubric in the hand of the scribe. |
 | Usage: And |  | Usage: A |
| D | |||
 | Usage: don there is very little variation in the scribe's unlooped 'd'. |  | Usage: did |
 | Usage: De upper case 'D' in the scribe's hand for the Latin rubric. | ||
| G | |||
 | Usage: benignite anglicana and secretary 'g' used with no particular preference. |  | Usage: vengeaunce tailed 'g' with reverse flick at the end of the tail. |
 | Usage: king 'g' in final position with tag. |  | Usage: Gera |
| H | |||
 | Usage: howe 'h' usually has a reverse flick back at the end of the tail-stroke. Here there is a mere suggestion of reverse. In version 2, the stroke continues further. |  | Usage: restreyneth |
 | Usage: Hath 'H' in upper case position at the beginning of a line. | ||
| R | |||
 | Usage: sharpe a preference for modern 'r' which is used in all positions. |  | Usage: hert long 'r' is also used frequently. |
 | Usage: Hur long 'r' in final position with flourish. |  | Usage: worthinesse 'z'-shaped 'r' is used after 'o'. |
| S | |||
 | Usage: paciens 8-shaped 's' used in final position. |  | Usage: Is kidney-shaped 's' also used in final position. |
 | Usage: suche long 's' used in initial and medial positions. |  | Usage: Sone |
| W | |||
 | Usage: wroth the scribe's 'w' is a large graph with extended left limb. It usually stands well above surrounding graphs. |  | Usage: wreke |
 | Usage: wherewith |  | Usage: With upper case letter at the beginning of a line and tipped with red ink. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: peyneth the left limb of 'y' is usually straight. |  | Usage: verray when the tail of 'y' is extended, it usually ends with a finishing punctus-type point.. |
 | Usage: þey | ||
| Thorn and Yogh | |||
 | Usage: þis |  | Usage: kiþe |
 | Usage: Þat in the upper case position at the beginning of a line. |  | Usage: Ȝif the only example of yogh on the sampled folio. |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: Oft |  | Usage: Is |
 | Usage: But |  | Usage: Not |