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A |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/HM143-iir-a.jpg) | Usage: departen both secretary and anglicana lower case 'a' are employed by this scribe. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/HM143-iir-a2.jpg) | Usage: hath |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/HM143-iir-a3.jpg) | Usage: And one of the scribe's upper case 'A' graphs with squarish lower lobe. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/HM143-iiir-a4.jpg) | Usage: As the second, and most representative graph on these two folios has an exaggerated squarish lower lobe. |
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D |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/HM143-iiir-d.jpg) | Usage: day conventional looped 'd' is used throughout. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/HM143-iir-d2.jpg) | Usage: aspied 'd' in final position with descending tag. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/HM143-iiir-d3.jpg) | Usage: blood the loop of 'd' sometimes extends back over previous letters. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/HM143-iir-d4.jpg) | Usage: Destroyed upper case letter at the beginning of a line. |
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G |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/HM143-iir-g.jpg) | Usage: conynge anglicana double compartment 'g' is the preferred graph but secretary 'g' is also used frequently. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/HM143-iiir-g2.jpg) | Usage: degree tailed 'g' with long tail extending beneath several other letters. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/HM143-iir-g3.jpg) | Usage: Griece upper case 'G'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/HM143-iir-g4.jpg) | Usage: thyng 'g' with much more pointed lower lobe and hairline stroke closing both upper and lower compartments. |
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H |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/HM143-iir-h.jpg) | Usage: that the limb descends in a slight curve. The tail-stroke then angles sharply to the right in almost every example of the scribe's 'h'. | | Usage: wuch crossed 'h' in 'ch' combination. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/HM143-iir-h3.jpg) | Usage: he a flamboyant 'h' on the top line of verse. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/HM143-iir-h4.jpg) | Usage: He upper case letter at the beginning of a line. |
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R |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/HM143-iir-r.jpg) | Usage: Destroyed modern 'r' is used for preference in all positions. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/HM143-iir-r2.jpg) | Usage: Troy long 'r' may occasionally be found. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/HM143-iir-r3.jpg) | Usage: for 'z'-shaped 'r' follows 'o' and has a long otiose stroke attached which curves round counter-clockwise to follow the line of the graph. | | |
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S |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hm143-iir-s.jpg) | Usage: this kidney 's' is used for preference in final position. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/HM143-iir-s2.jpg) | Usage: fals sigma 's' also used in final position as well as initially. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hm143-iir-s3.jpg) | Usage: scornyng long 's' is used initially and medially. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/HM143-iir-s4.jpg) | Usage: So |
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W |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/HM143-iir-w.jpg) | Usage: wist the 'w' graph is fairly consistent with looped head, angled feet to the limbs and the 'B'-shaped element to the right. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hm143-iir-w2.jpg) | Usage: whan |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hm143-iiir-w3.jpg) | Usage: was the left limb is separate in this example. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/HM143-iiir-w4.jpg) | Usage: Wherfore upper case letter at the beginning of a line. |
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Y |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/HM143-iir-y.jpg) | Usage: Troy the scribe frequently reverses the tail of 'y' with the same sharp angle which he employs on 'h'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/HM143-iiir-y2.jpg) | Usage: youre the scribe needs no excuse to extend tails, add extra flourished otiose strokes to almost any letter at the end of a word or line including 'e', 'n', 'h' and 'y'. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hm143-iiir-y3.jpg) | Usage: was Eleyeyn the tail of the first 'y' may be seen extending way down into the lower margin. | | |
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Upper Case Letters |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/HM143-iir-WL1.jpg) | Usage: So first letter of first line of folio. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/HM143-iir-WL1-2.jpg) | Usage: Thorugh |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hm143-iir-WL1-3.jpg) | Usage: Now | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hm143-iir-WL1-4.jpg) | Usage: Criseide |
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More Upper Case Letters |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/HM143-iiir-WL2.jpg) | Usage: And he first letter of the first line of the folio. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hm143-iiir-WL2-2.jpg) | Usage: In first letter of a stanza. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Hm143-iiir-WL2-3.jpg) | Usage: But | | |