Scribal Profile Trevisa-Gower Scribe | |
Profiles for this Scribe: | 1. London, University College Library, Special Collections MS frag. Angl. 1 |
Current Manuscript: | London, University College Library, Special Collections MS frag. Angl. 1 |
Identification: | Images not good |
Folios: | 1-4 (2 bifolia unconnected) |
Sampled Folios: | 4v |
Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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A | |||
![]() | Usage: afferme straight-sided, double compartment 'a' is used throughout. The upper compartment often appears squarish in shape. | ![]() | Usage: ymage |
![]() | Usage: And the scribe uses two versions of upper case 'A' on this folio. Both versions have two sets of parallel lines in the interior of the graph, a common feature in upper case letters by this scribe. | ![]() | Usage: And the more usual 'A' for this scribe. |
D | |||
![]() | Usage: drinkes squarish lobe of unlooped 'd'. The diagonal cross-stroke at the head is very short . | ![]() | Usage: ded bitings between 'd' and 'e' are frequent. |
![]() | Usage: goddesse | ![]() | Usage: Diudimus more pairs of parallel lines to decorate the upper case graph. |
G | |||
![]() | Usage: glotou(n) tailed 'g' with squarish lobe and short tail-stroke turning clockwise almost at right-angles to the descender. | ![]() | Usage: king |
![]() | Usage: behighte sometimes the scribe links the lower compartment to the upper compartment with a fine hairline stroke. | ![]() | Usage: Grekes |
H | |||
![]() | Usage: help the ascender of 'h' is notched or floreated at the head and has an angled foot. | ![]() | Usage: with the limb descends almost vertically. |
![]() | Usage: nought | ![]() | Usage: How more sets of parallel lines in the interior of the graph. |
R | |||
![]() | Usage: rememb(ra)nce modern 'r' is used in all positions. | ![]() | Usage: fadir the scribe tends to add a vertical tag to 'r', 't' and 'f' when in final position. |
![]() | Usage: Alisandre 'z'-shaped 'r' is used after 'o' and other round-bodied graphs. | ![]() | Usage: Her(e) the scribe uses the same mark for the 'er' abbreviation, a neatly executed diamond shape attached by hairline curving stroke to the graph. |
S | |||
![]() | Usage: spradden straight 's' ending on the line is used in initial and medial positions. | ![]() | Usage: celles there is an angularity about final 's' which is represented as in this example and usually with otiose stroke ascending from top right of the graph. |
![]() | Usage: false | ![]() | Usage: Stant a sinuous upper case 'S' with horizontal stroke at the base which rests along the line. |
W | |||
![]() | Usage: wel the left limb of 'w' is often separately formed. | ![]() | Usage: knew a fine hairline stroke rises from the middle limb and curls over the 'B' shaped element at the right. |
![]() | Usage: owne | ![]() | Usage: Which 'W' in upper case position is exactly the same as the lower case version. |
Y | |||
![]() | Usage: ymage the left arm of 'y' is vertical with the fork occurring at the line. | ![]() | Usage: wys the tail of 'y' is straight and may be longer or shorter. It descends at an oblique angle. |
![]() | Usage: day | ![]() | Usage: sondry wyse |
Thorn and Yogh | |||
![]() | Usage: þer thorn is similar in formation to 'y' with fork sitting on the line. However the stem is vertical. | ![]() | Usage: oþ(er)e thorn is used frequently throughout the text, here with 'er' abbreviative mark. |
![]() | Usage: buyleþ | ![]() | Usage: [Thorn}orugh a slightly more elaborate version with angled lobe for the upper case graph at the beginning of a line. |
Upper Case Letters | |||
![]() | Usage: The as noted in the individual letters, the upper case graphs are frequently decorated with parallel lines. | ![]() | Usage: But |
![]() | Usage: It a shadow stroke acts as decoration. | ![]() | Usage: Uppon two pairs of bisecting parallel lines feature in some graphs. |