Scribal Profile Keio 10 scribe | |
| Current Manuscript: | Japan, Tokyo, Keio University MS 10 |
| Identification: | Unknown |
| Folios: | Fragment: two folios only |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: a double compartment 'a' is used exclusively. The upper compartment almost always has an additional stroke at an angle to the right side of the upper compartment. |  | Usage: and where suitable there is often a hairline stroke from the added head stroke towards the following graph. |
 | Usage: ragyng a more ordinary lower case graph. |  | Usage: And for upper case 'A' the head stroke may be flat-headed as here or may be set at an angle sloping down to the curving down-stroke. |
| D | |||
 | Usage: defyede 'd' in initial position. The 'd's are evenly formed, always looped and with triangular lower lobe. |  | Usage: and 'd' in final position again evenly formed with slight extension but no tag. |
 | Usage: y hydde |  | Usage: De upper case 'D' for heading to a section. |
| G | |||
 | Usage: grape double compartment 'g' used throughout. Horizontal connecting stroke from upper lobe to the next graph. |  | Usage: passyng 'g' in final position frequently has a curled extension from the head-stroke from the upper compartment. It must not be confused with the 'er' abbreviation which looks very similar in final position but is a more defined stroke. An example is 'hong(er) on the same folio. |
 | Usage: noght the 'ght' combination. The curved head-stroke on the top of the upper compartment of 'g' is the same as the stroke on the head of 'a'. |  | Usage: ygreuede 'g' within a word. |
| H | |||
 | Usage: his 'h' in initial position with foot at lower left of shaft. |  | Usage: bereth 'h' in final position following 't' is frequently crossed. |
 | Usage: touche 'h' after 'c' is also crossed. |  | Usage: ht the scribe abbreviates 'hit' at the end of a line to save space. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: 'rounde long 'r' in initial position. The scribe uses a mixture of 'r' graphs. |  | Usage: other modern 'r' used in final position. |
 | Usage: norschynge 'z'-shaped 'r' to follow 'o'. It also follows other graphs including 'p'. |  | Usage: rorynge long 'r' in initial and medial position. |
| S | |||
 | Usage: sup(er)fluyte sigma 's' in initial position is used throughout. |  | Usage: pykes sigma 's' in final position is also consistently used. |
 | Usage: pyssyng long 's' used in medial positions. Where double 's' appears the first 's' is lower and shorter than the second. |  | Usage: is strengthe final sigma 's' followed by initial sigma 's'. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: well 'w' in initial position. The middle limb is generally a taller element than those on either side. |  | Usage: ywrong here the head of the middle element is open as are the majority of 'w's on this folio, perhaps a feature of scribal behaviour in the interests of consistency on a single folio. |
 | Usage: mowthe 'w' in medial position with tall middle element. |  | Usage: waleweth two 'w's in the same word. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: ys 'y' is frequently dotted. The tail varies in shape, length and curvature. 'y' frequently replaces 'i'. |  | Usage: body 'y' in final position. |
 | Usage: hy(m) sylfe 'y's abound with this scribe. |  | Usage: yhydd 'y' used as past participle prefix. |
| Thorn and Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: þt thorn is used only occasionally, probably where space is restricted. |  | Usage: þe |
 | Usage: The distinctive upper case 'T'. |  | Usage: Ientellnes upper case 'I' appears with different numbers of spurs on the left of the main shaft. |