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Scribal Profile Unknown | |
| Current Manuscript: | London, British Library, Additional 35287 |
| Folios: | 1-104 |
| Sampled Folios: | 1r, 6v, 27v, 32v, 46v |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: bank both single and double compartment 'a's are used. The double compartment version, seen here tends to have an upper compartment which is larger than the lower compartment. |  | Usage: Thanne single compartment 'a' is angular. |
 | Usage: And the scribe has several upper case 'A's. This version has a square lower lobe with horned effect at the left side. |  | Usage: Ac the scribe also uses this version of upper case 'A'. |
| D | |||
 | Usage: derke looped 'd' is used throughout. Both lower lobe and upper loop are angular in appearance. |  | Usage: dredeful 'd' with unfinished upper loop which resolves on the lower left side of the graph. |
 | Usage: world 'd' in final position with descending tag. |  | Usage: amydde the 'd's are not necessarily of the same size. |
| G | |||
 | Usage: glotonye double compartment 'g' is used throughout. |  | Usage: slepinge |
 | Usage: iuggede |  | Usage: Grace he upper case graph. |
| H | |||
 | Usage: habit h' sometimes has a slight angled foot at the base of the stem. |  | Usage: hermite the limb descends in a gentle curve. The tail-stroke is fine and may continue to curve in a clockwise direction, or as here may turn counter-clockwise. |
 | Usage: failleth 'h' after 't' is frequently crossed. |  | Usage: He upper case 'H' with long extended tail which sweeps round clockwise and completes a circle back to the stem. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: ryche both modern 'r' and long 'r' are used and alternate in every position. |  | Usage: robbere long 'r' used here in initial position. |
 | Usage: wastour long 'r' in final position with extended horizontal stroke from the shoulder of the graph. |  | Usage: worth 'z'-shaped 'r' follows 'o' and may appear with, but mostly without, the otiose stroke descending diagonally in a straight line from the lower left of the graph. |
| S | |||
 | Usage: shoop sigma 's' is used in initial and also in final positions. |  | Usage: as kidney shaped 's' is used in final position. However it may also be found occasionally as the initial letter (see 'slombred' on f1r). |
 | Usage: as '8'-shaped 's' is also used in final position. |  | Usage: houres this version of 's' with scooped and extended head-stroke with attached tag is also used in final position. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: was 'w' generally has closed loops at the head with angled feet and the 'B'-shaped element to finish. |  | Usage: whanne occasionally the head of the left limb of the graph is not closed and curves to the right over the rest of the graph. |
 | Usage: who |  | Usage: Wt |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: wandrynge the left limb of 'y' is vertical. The fork occurs at the base of surrounding graphs at line level. |  | Usage: mynstrales |
 | Usage: y saued the tail of 'y' is a fine stroke curving first clockwise then turning counter-clockwise. 'y' is sometimes dotted. |  | Usage: many |
| Thorn and Yogh | |||
 | Usage: askeþ thorn is mainly used for the abbreviation of the definite article. However, it is used occasionally as a present tense verb ending. |  | Usage: þe |
 | Usage: siȝt yogh is used occasionally as equivalent of 'gh'. |  | Usage: heiȝgh |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: I |  | Usage: In |
 | Usage: Thanne |  | Usage: But |