Scribal Profile HM 144 Scribe | |
| Profiles for this Scribe: | 1. Oxford, Trinity College MS 29 (IMEV 3121) |
| Current Manuscript: | Oxford, Trinity College MS 29 |
| Folios: | 189-195 |
| Sampled Folios: | 189r |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: as simple single compartment 'a' is used throughout. |  | Usage: caritas Latin, display script in a slightly more fancy script. Here the scribe uses a horned graph. |
 | Usage: estaat |  | Usage: And a distinctive form of upper case 'A' with sharply pointed lower lobe, backward lean of the major down-stroke and small loop at the head. |
| D | |||
 | Usage: debate unlooped 'd' is used as the lower case letter throughout. |  | Usage: world |
 | Usage: fynde |  | Usage: Danyel for the upper case graph, the scribe uses a looped 'D' with very angular lower compartment as with upper case 'A'. |
| G | |||
 | Usage: gothe double compartment 'g' with lower compartment slightly larger than the upper compartment. |  | Usage: þyng there is a short extension of the hairline on the top of the head-stroke which makes a point. |
 | Usage: almyghty |  | Usage: corrigit in the scribe's semi-display script. The graph appears a little more formal. |
| H | |||
 | Usage: here 'h' with real hunched shoulder and curved limb giving a wide appearance to this graph. |  | Usage: hyh'almyghty 'h' is often crossed. Here among the tangle from graphs above, there is a long line through the head of the final graph. |
 | Usage: brouhte here the tail-stroke is taken round to complete a circle back to the stem. |  | Usage: He upper case graph at the beginning of a line. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: remembrau(n)ce modern 'r' is used in all positions. |  | Usage: Nabugodonosor |
 | Usage: corrigit this word is in the Latin gloss and more of a formal script. 'z'-shaped 'r' follows 'o' on this occasion, followed by a modern 'r' as the second 'r'. |  | Usage: Wherof |
| S | |||
 | Usage: special long 's' is used in initial and medial positions. It almost always has a split stem. |  | Usage: worldis sigma 's' is used in final position. |
 | Usage: shal |  | Usage: So upper case 'S' at the beginning of a line. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: world cursive unlooped 'w' used throughout. |  | Usage: now it is not always possible to see a joining stroke between the first limb and the rest of the graph. It may have been separately scribed. |
 | Usage: morwe |  | Usage: Wherof upper case 'W' is different, having an angular 'B'-shaped element to the right. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: yt the fork of 'y' is on a level with the lower line of surrounding graphs. The right arm begins with an angled stroke then continues down to describe a wide arc turning counter-clockwise. |  | Usage: sey |
 | Usage: dyuysiou(n) |  | Usage: nedys a clumsy example. |
| Thorn | |||
 | Usage: þe thorn is used frequently for definite article and all the usual demonstratives. When used for the contraction of 'that' a superscript 't' is used. |  | Usage: þyng |
 | Usage: þ(er)e the 'er' abbreviative mark is seen above the thorn. |  | Usage: þis |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: Now |  | Usage: That |
 | Usage: In |  | Usage: May |