Scribal Profile Trevisa-Gower Scribe | |
| Profiles for this Scribe: | 4. Tokyo, Senshu University Library, MS 1 |
| Current Manuscript: | Tokyo, Senshu University Library, MS 1 |
| Folios: | 1-212vb |
| Sampled Folios: | 1r, 15r, 16r, 100r |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: aftir anglicana double compartment 'a' is used throughout. |  | Usage: auctores the two compartments are about the same size. |
 | Usage: among |  | Usage: Alisau(n)dre the usual form of upper case 'A'. |
| D | |||
 | Usage: discriued unlooped 'd' is used throughout. |  | Usage: world there is usually a slight turn at the head of the second stroke. |
 | Usage: wedded |  | Usage: Domiciam upper case 'D' decorated with two sets of parallel lines. |
| G | |||
 | Usage: gen(er)al double compartment 'g' is used throughout. |  | Usage: writing the lower compartment is frequently smaller than the upper compartment. |
 | Usage: ynbringging there is often a skirt, or overhang at the right of the lower compartment. |  | Usage: Galfridus the upper case letter again with parallel line decoration. |
| H | |||
 | Usage: his the head of the stem may be blunt, floreated or with short, horizontal approach stroke at the head. |  | Usage: sothliche the limb descends in a straight line and may just taper off or it may continue as a fine hairline tail-stroke as in version 1. |
 | Usage: laughe |  | Usage: Henric(us) a more decorative version of the upper case graph. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: rested modern 'r' is used in all positions. |  | Usage: aftir 'r' in final position frequently has a vertical tag attached. |
 | Usage: wrote 'z'-shaped 'r' is also used frequently not only to follow 'o' and round-bodied graphs but other graphs too, as seen here. |  | Usage: Ryualleno |
| S | |||
 | Usage: schulde the scribe has a variety of 's's. Here straight 's' has a curved head and the slight foot ends at the lower level of surrounding graphs. |  | Usage: poetis '8'-shaped 's' may be used in final position. |
 | Usage: sleuþ '8'-shaped 's' may also be used in initial position. |  | Usage: Suitonius an upper case serpentine 'S'. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: world 'w' is frequently found as in this example. There is a curved approach stroke to the left limb and a fine loop from the top of the middle stroke which arches over the 'B'-shaped element to the right. |  | Usage: now no approach stroke, perhaps because the graph is not in initial position. |
 | Usage: knowleche |  | Usage: Walterus upper case graph the same as version 1 in the lower case. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: ys 'y' is almost always dotted. The tail varies in shape and length. |  | Usage: many |
 | Usage: wyde |  | Usage: mou(n)taynes sometimes the tail is merely a squiggle. |
| Thorn and Yogh | |||
 | Usage: þe erþe thorn is used frequently in all positions and for all functions. |  | Usage: þ(er) there is a curl as an approach stroke to the stem. |
 | Usage: fiȝtting yogh is used as equivalent to both 'y' and 'gh'. |  | Usage: ȝeres |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: Titus |  | Usage: Iosephus |
 | Usage: Baleares |  | Usage: Nobilite |