Scribal Profile Hand C | |
| Current Manuscript: | London, British Library MS Egerton 913 |
| Folios: | ff37r-47v (end of this MS). |
| Sampled Folios: | 37v, 41v, 45r |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: al double compartment 'a' with flat top to the upper lobe. |  | Usage: Than |
 | Usage: And one of the two versions of upper case 'A' used by this scribe. A larger version of the lower case letter with hairline connector across the head of the upper compartment. |  | Usage: As |
| D | |||
 | Usage: deie looped 'd' is used throughout. |  | Usage: defouled (final 'd') 'd' with open interior reminiscent of Scribe D. |
 | Usage: And |  | Usage: qd 'd' as the final letter of this abbreviation is nearly always tagged by every scribe. |
| G | |||
 | Usage: glosed double compartment 'g' is used almost all the time. But see version 3. |  | Usage: grugge |
 | Usage: nought single compartment 'g' is used rarely but is obviously in the scribe's repertoire. |  | Usage: þoght |
| H | |||
 | Usage: husbonde 'h' is neatly executed. |  | Usage: axith 'h' is crossed after 't', 'g' and 'c'. |
 | Usage: flesch |  | Usage: His distinctive upper case 'H'. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: rood modern 'r' is used most frequently in all positions, |  | Usage: auentur long 'r' is used occasionally. Here in final position it is flourished. |
 | Usage: forest 'z'-shaped 'r' is used after 'o' and round-bodied graphs. The otiose stroke comes off the lower left corner usually at an oblique angle. |  | Usage: lere |
| S | |||
 | Usage: shape sigma 's' is used as well as long 's' in initial position. |  | Usage: his 8-shaped 's' used in final position. |
 | Usage: seide long 's' is also used in initial as well as medial positions. |  | Usage: She |
| W | |||
 | Usage: was the scribe uses a variety of 'w's. In this example the head-loops are closed. |  | Usage: woful 'w' with sweeping approach stroke and tall middle limb. |
 | Usage: wisse a carelessly executed version, perhaps. |  | Usage: With as with other scribes, the left limb of upper case 'W' is more emphatic and stretched to the left. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: my the tail of 'y' is often a fine stroke descending at an oblique angle with no final curl. |  | Usage: fayted |
 | Usage: biweyleth sometimes the tail of 'y' curls counter-clockwise at the end. |  | Usage: eu(er)y |
| Thorn | |||
 | Usage: þ(us) thorn is used frequently for pronouns. |  | Usage: shapeþ thorn is also used for verb endings. The stem is short and thick. The lobe is almost as big as the stem. |
 | Usage: aȝen |  | Usage: þouȝt |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: He the scribe has some elaborate upper case graphs, particularly for 'H'. |  | Usage: He another, more elaborate example of 'H'. |
 | Usage: Tho a really elaborate upper case 'T'. |  | Usage: He an 'H' as the first letter of a folio. |
| More Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: Of flat-headed upper case 'O' with half vertical line to decorate. |  | Usage: That the scribe has several versions of upper case 'T'. |
 | Usage: To |  | Usage: Telle |