Scribal Profile CUL Gg. 4.27 Scribe | |
| Profiles for this Scribe: | 2. Oxford, Bodleian Library MS e Musaeo 116, Part I |
| Current Manuscript: | Oxford, Bodleian Library MS e Musaeo 116, Part I |
| Folios: | 1-56v |
| Sampled Folios: | 3r, 13r |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: planete characteristic flat-topped upper lobe. |  | Usage: castel an oval lower lobe and upper lobe with flat top. |
 | Usage: At a very distinctive upper case graph. |  | Usage: And |
| D | |||
 | Usage: fyndist this scribe's 'd' graph is very evenly formed. |  | Usage: adde |
 | Usage: lord |  | Usage: dwellid the lower lobe is squared off with hairline stroke connecting back from the angled lobe. |
| G | |||
 | Usage: pilgry(m)ages first 'g' in this word. The 'g' graph is consistently formed with two squarish lobes with upper lobe set slightly ahead of the lower lobe. |  | Usage: doughtyr the hairline connector between the two sides of the lower compartment is almost invisible in this example and the two sides appear unconnected. |
 | Usage: kyng 'g' in final position with slight upturn on the tag to the right of the upper compartment. |  | Usage: Gaȝa upper case 'G'. |
| H | |||
 | Usage: here the limb and tail-stroke are short and contained. There is frequently an angled foot at the base of the stem. |  | Usage: which the head-stroke of 'h' is separate from the stem. |
 | Usage: hise |  | Usage: He upper case 'H' with hook on the left side at the top of the shaft. The angled foot of the shaft has a spike where the scribe has placed his quill to make the angled stroke. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: rote modern 'r' is used throughout in all positions except when replaced by 'z'-shaped 'r'. |  | Usage: our 'r' in final position with flourish representative of missing 'e'. |
 | Usage: sekyrly 'z'-shaped 'r' after 'y'. |  | Usage: werris |
| S | |||
 | Usage: sone long 's' is always used in initial position. |  | Usage: weyes kidney-shaped 's' is used in final position on almost every occasion. |
 | Usage: argumentis the scribe also has this 's' in his repertoire for final position. |  | Usage: passe |
| W | |||
 | Usage: weye 'w' always has the 'B'-shaped element to the right. |  | Usage: thow |
 | Usage: wretyn |  | Usage: wt the angled left limb usually has a hairline stroke connecting to the head of the middle limb. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: yer the tail of 'y' is usually short and stumpy. It may be curled round as here or straighter as in version 3. |  | Usage: certey |
 | Usage: babyloyne |  | Usage: chylderyn |
| Yogh | |||
 | Usage: ȝer to yer there are no thorns on the folios examined and only the occasional use of yogh which is used here to represent the 'y' in 'yer' which is present in the second example of the word. |  | Usage: Gaȝa yogh used here for the 'z' sound in this word. |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: Thieche |  | Usage: Nota |
 | Usage: Iosep |  | Usage: To |