Scribal Profile Astrolabe scribe | |
| Profiles for this Scribe: | 1. Cambridge, University Library MS Dd. 3. 53 Part 2 |
| Current Manuscript: | Cambridge, Cambridge University Library MS Dd.3.53, Part 2 |
| Identification: | This scribe also copied Bodley e musaeo 54 |
| Folios: | Part 2 |
| Sampled Folios: | 1r, 2v, 15r, 28v from Part 2 |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: ap(er)tenyng double compartment 'a' used for the majority of the time. Sometimes, as here, the top compartment is closed with a fine hairline. |  | Usage: cause single compartment 'a' used occasionally. |
 | Usage: And the scribe's upper case 'A'. |  | Usage: Altitude |
| D | |||
 | Usage: diuided the middle 'd' in this word. 'd' is always looped. |  | Usage: diu(er)se occasionally the loop of 'd' is not closed. |
 | Usage: Middes |  | Usage: Oxenford the scribe rarely adds a tag to final 'd'. |
| G | |||
 | Usage: region the lower lobe of 'g' is frequently left with a small space between lower and upper lobe. |  | Usage: endi(ti)ng 'g' in final position with horizontal slash and vertical tag. |
 | Usage: acording the word occurs at the end of a line which may account for the otiose stroke above 'g'. The tag which closely follows is an extra stroke used on other occasions by the scribe. | ||
| H | |||
 | Usage: his a graceful arching stroke from the head of the stem. The limb is neatly tucked below the letter. |  | Usage: this the scribe frequently curves the tail of 'h' to the right rather than tucking the stroke under as in version 1. |
 | Usage: cometh in the combination 'th' at the end of a word, the 'h' is frequently crossed. | ||
| R | |||
 | Usage: her long 'r' is used in all positions. Here in final position it has a flourish which describes a complete circle and is probably representative of a final missing 'e'. |  | Usage: Moder separate shoulder stroke with small serif. |
 | Usage: wordes 'z'-shaped 'r' is used rarely. Modern 'r' is used more frequently after 'o' for example, than this form of 'r'. |  | Usage: Ryet |
| S | |||
 | Usage: sothly sigma 's' used both initially and in final position. |  | Usage: wordes kidney-shaped 's' used in final position as well as sigma 's'. |
 | Usage: seide long 's' used both initially and medially. Its stem can be either short, as here, or much longer. On this folio the lead-in strokes to both 's' and 'f' are highly visible and distinctive. The head stroke is detached. |  | Usage: Scienceȝ this is what I take to be the scribe's upper case 'S'. However, it is also used frequently in initial position where an upper case letter would not be expected. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: wordes 'w' has the 'B'-shaped element to the right and the loops at the head are usually, though not always closed. |  | Usage: rewles |
 | Usage: webbe | ||
| Y | |||
 | Usage: my 'y' is almost always dotted as here. |  | Usage: sothly the left limb of 'y' is often separated from the right. |
 | Usage: any as with version 1, the dot above 'y' is more of a stroke than a dot. |  | Usage: thyn |
| Thorn and Yogh | |||
 | Usage: þt thorn with superscript 't' is used almost exclusively for abbreviation of 'that'. |  | Usage: þe a single other occurrence of the use of thorn which I have found on these folios. |
 | Usage: oriȝonte also used for 'ȝodiak'. |  | Usage: ȝif used interchangeably with 'yif'. |
| Abbreviations | |||
 | Usage: (con)sidere the scribe frequently uses the 'con/com' abbreviation. Perhaps he was more used to copying Latin. |  | Usage: (com)powned |
 | Usage: (con)clusions |  | Usage: (con)descendith |
| Abbreviative Marks | |||
 | Usage: regio(u)n the scribe's macron is usually gracefully curved as in this example. |  | Usage: conclusiou(n)s |
 | Usage: diu(er)se |  | Usage: p(ar)ted the lobe of 'p' is left unresolved. |