Scribal Profile Unknown | |
| Current Manuscript: | Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Rawlinson D.913, Part 1 |
| Folios: | Single leaf |
| Sampled Folios: | 63r |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: name where lower case 'a' is used it is always double compartment anglicana 'a'. |  | Usage: made the scribe frequently uses this form of upper case 'A', for the letter in initial position as well as in the middle of words. It stands above the level of surrounding graphs. |
 | Usage: Autours word in the middle of a line yet still beginning with the upper case graph. |  | Usage: And a slightly different upper case 'A' at the beginning of a line. |
| D | |||
 | Usage: do looped 'd' is used throughout. |  | Usage: colourid the lower lobe of 'd' is triangular in shape. |
 | Usage: Advyse | Usage: cursed 'd' is consistently formed. | |
| G | |||
 | Usage: grace 'g' is also consistently formed. It is always a double compartment anglicana 'g' with squarish upper compartment and a smaller, triangular lower compartment. |  | Usage: enhabytyng 'g' in final position with extension of the horizontal lead-on stroke. |
 | Usage: þurgh |  | Usage: congregacion |
| H | |||
 | Usage: hym 'h' is also neatly and consistently formed. |  | Usage: folowith where 'h' follows 't' as here, or 'g' as in the next example, there is usually a horizontal line across the head of the graph. |
 | Usage: thurgh |  | Usage: Holdith upper case 'H' of different formation from the lower case graph. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: report both 'z'-shaped 'r' and modern 'r' are used by this scribe. They can both be found in all positions. |  | Usage: your modern 'r' in final position. |
 | Usage: vnwerreide a 'z'-shaped 'r' followed by a modern 'r'. |  | Usage: Reson the upper case graph. |
| S | |||
 | Usage: suggetis long 's' is used in initial and medial positions. |  | Usage: kynges kidney-shaped 's' is used in final position. |
 | Usage: passe |  | Usage: Shul just about visible is this upper case 'S' which looks rather kidney-shaped. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: willid 'w' is also consistently made. |  | Usage: Yow |
 | Usage: folowith |  | Usage: Wel an upper case 'W' which is just slightly larger than the lower case graph. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: your another consistently formed graph. The tail of 'y' is straight, set at an angle, with no turn to finish. |  | Usage: my |
 | Usage: enhabytyng |  | Usage: Yow in the upper case position, the tail is slightly curved in a counter-clockwise direction. |
| Thorn | |||
 | Usage: þt(siperscript) on this folio, thorn is mainly used followed by a superscript letter to form a contraction of 'that' and 'the'. |  | Usage: Þt |
 | Usage: þe the stem of thorn is set at a slight angle. |  | Usage: þeugh here thorn is used in initial position to replace 'th'. |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: Now |  | Usage: I |
 | Usage: Letith |  | Usage: By |