Scribal Profile Hand B | |
| Profiles for this Scribe: | |
| Current Manuscript: | Oxford, Wadham College MS 13 |
| Folios: | 170-272v, 289-446v |
| Sampled Folios: | 229v |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: alle single compartment 'a' is used throughout. |  | Usage: vacat single compartment horned 'a' is used in the scribe's display script. |
 | Usage: And the scribes uses two versions of upper case 'A' on this folio. |  | Usage: And |
| D | |||
 | Usage: deth looped 'd' is used throughout with very little variation in formation. |  | Usage: And in final position the upper loop may extend back over a previous graph. |
 | Usage: INsidiando unlooped 'd' is used for the display script. |  | Usage: dede |
| G | |||
 | Usage: gave double compartment diamond-shaped 'g' is used throughout, often with head-stroke which begins above the upper compartment leaving a point at the head. |  | Usage: thing 'g' in final position with curl to finish which may be representative of a final 'e'. |
 | Usage: ynogh |  | Usage: begynne |
| H | |||
 | Usage: his 'h' in initial position with neatly contained tail-stroke. |  | Usage: thou the tail-stroke may be extend and be looped round clockwise to return to the body of the graph. |
 | Usage: with the tail may also turn back on itself and return counter-clockwise. |  | Usage: Hit 'H' at the beginning of a line. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: redely modern 'r' is used almost all the time in all positions. It frequently has an approach stroke as a lead-in to the main stem. |  | Usage: ouer 'r' in final position with flourish, probably representative of final 'e'. |
 | Usage: foryeve 'z'-shaped 'r' is used after 'o' but is also used in initial position. |  | Usage: sundry the single example of long 'r' on the folio. |
| S | |||
 | Usage: sesed long 's' is used in initial and medial positions. |  | Usage: loues horned 's' is used in final position. |
 | Usage: Sacryfice one of the scribe's upper case 'S's. |  | Usage: Sic 'S' in the display script. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: wolde 'w' in initial position with long approach stroke. |  | Usage: was a slightly different initial 'w' with extended left arm. |
 | Usage: howe image to show the size of 'w' used in medial position. |  | Usage: What |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: ynogh the tail of 'y' is long and when it turns counter-clockwise it retraces the line of the descending stroke. |  | Usage: magryef |
 | Usage: sodeynly occasionally the tail of 'y' trails back up to above the level of the body of the graph. |  | Usage: Yet an extended left limb for this upper case graph. |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: This |  | Usage: Of |
 | Usage: INsidiando |  | Usage: But |