Scribal Profile Unknown | |
Current Manuscript: | Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Arch. Selden B.11 |
Folios: | 1-169 |
Sampled Folios: | 8v |
Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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A | |||
Usage: and both double and single compartment 'a' are used with a slight preference for single compartment. | Usage: and a scooped shape for this single compartment graph. The head is closed with a hairline stroke. | ||
Usage: maladie both versions of 'a' are used in this word though the first 'a' appears to be headless. | Usage: And | ||
D | |||
Usage: doth 'd' is consistently formed with upper loop and triangular bowl. | Usage: drad | ||
Usage: worde | Usage: goddesse | ||
G | |||
Usage: gracious double compartment 'g' is used throughout. The lower lobe is variable in shape, here much bigger than the upper compartment. | Usage: kyng a strange shaped 'g' in final position with both upper and lower compartments open. The lower compartment is shaped like a parallelogram and the horizontal slash from the upper compartment ends with a hook turning down. | ||
Usage: thorowgh | Usage: Genio | ||
H | |||
Usage: haue the tail of 'h' curves first clockwise under the graph then turns deeply counter-clockwise. | Usage: both 'h' in final position is frequently crossed. Here the tail of 'h' is taken up to provide the cross. | ||
Usage: sawh | Usage: His an upper case letter which does vary slightly from the lower case one. There is a foot at the lower point of the stem and the tail descending from the limb curves round beneath the graph and does not turn back. | ||
R | |||
Usage: redy 'z'-shaped 'r' is found in all positions. | Usage: aftir modern 'r' is used much less frequently but nevertheless is present in some instances. Here in final position, the 'r' is flourished. | ||
Usage: ferro both types of 'r' are represented in this word. | Usage: Raro | ||
S | |||
Usage: shulde long 's' is used in initial and medial positions. There is a spike at the head of the stem and the head-stroke leads off horizontally. | Usage: is kidney-shaped 's' is used in final position. Some examples are horned. | ||
Usage: certys sigma 's' is found in final position very occasionally. | Usage: She | ||
W | |||
Usage: wele simple loop-headed 'w' formation. | Usage: thow the two separate 'v's that make up this graph are clearly visible in this example. | ||
Usage: yowe | Usage: What upper case graph which is the same as the lower case one. | ||
Y | |||
Usage: yow the tail of 'y' varies considerably in length and in curvature. | Usage: may | ||
Usage: thyn | Usage: Yf a short, squat 'y' in the upper case position. | ||
Thorn | |||
Usage: þis there are only two examples of thorn on this folio. | Usage: iþen | ||
Upper Case Letters | |||
Usage: Thow | Usage: Be holde | ||
Usage: It | Usage: Ne |