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A |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-a.jpg) | Usage: aboute the majority of the scribe's 'a's are single compartment. However, he has a tendency to include the upper case version of 'A' when 'a' begins a word, or even in the middle of a word. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-a2.jpg) | Usage: Alle last word in a line so not an upper case graph. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-a3.jpg) | Usage: name here the 'a' is the second letter but stands far above surrounding graphs. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-a4.jpg) | Usage: And an upper case 'A' at the beginning of a line tipped in red. |
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D |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-d.jpg) | Usage: dore the scribe's 'd's are looped and the bowl is quite angular. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-d2.jpg) | Usage: Ap(ar)ayled 'd' in final position is frequently tagged with short downward stroke attached to the extended loop-stroke. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-d3.jpg) | Usage: mayde | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-d4.jpg) | Usage: Drede |
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G |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-g.jpg) | Usage: go the scribe's 'g's are mainly double compartment. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-g2.jpg) | Usage: gyle there is an occasional single compartment tailed graph with horned head. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-g3.jpg) | Usage: lugged | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-g4.jpg) | Usage: kyng final 'g' has quite a long horizontal extension from the middle of the upper lobe. |
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H |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-h.jpg) | Usage: hote the tail of 'h' ends in a counter-clockwise turn. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-h2.jpg) | Usage: sche |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-h3.jpg) | Usage: doth it appears that the 'h' after the 't' is crossed but it may just be the scribe extending the cross-bar of 't'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-h4.jpg) | Usage: he occasionally the stem has a turned foot. |
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R |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-r.jpg) | Usage: craft long 'r' is used in all positions. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-r2.jpg) | Usage: fayr in final position 'r' is often flourished perhaps to indicate a missing 'e'. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-r3.jpg) | Usage: loured 'z'-shaped 'r' is mainly used after vowels and round-bodied graphs. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-r4.jpg) | Usage: frere |
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S |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-s.jpg) | Usage: shette the body of the sigma 's' is square-shaped. It is used in initial and in final position. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-s2.jpg) | Usage: p(ar)doners |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-s3.jpg) | Usage: sche long 's' may be used initially and also medially. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-s4.jpg) | Usage: Sonedayes |
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W |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-w.jpg) | Usage: whan 'w' has double head-loops but the height and spread may vary with individual graphs. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-w2.jpg) | Usage: knowith |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-w3.jpg) | Usage: wente | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-w4.jpg) | Usage: wiȝtlyche |
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Y |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-y.jpg) | Usage: lepyn 'y' is essentially the same throughout. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-y2.jpg) | Usage: mayde sometimes the second stroke does not connect with the left of the fork, leaving a gap. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-y3.jpg) | Usage: Pylorye | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-y4.jpg) | Usage: many the tail is generally set at the same angle with counter-clockwise turn. |
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Thorn and Yogh |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-WL1.jpg) | Usage: þe(supercript) thorn is not used very much on this folio. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-WL1-2.jpg) | Usage: þoruȝt |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-WL1-3.jpg) | Usage: ȝeer again yogh is used as equivalent of both 'y' and 'gh'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-WL1-4.jpg) | Usage: brouȝt |
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Upper Case Letters |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-WL2.jpg) | Usage: Or | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-WL2-2.jpg) | Usage: By |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-WL2-3.jpg) | Usage: Now | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BodDouce323-109v-WL2-4.jpg) | Usage: The |