Scribal Profile Unknown | |
| Current Manuscript: | London, British Library, Additional 35157 |
| Folios: | 1-124 |
| Sampled Folios: | 17v |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: amende this scribe's hand is very similar to that of Scribe D with a few significant differences. Double compartment 'a' is used throughout with upper compartment usually slightly bigger than the lower compartment which is the opposite of Scribe D's profile. |  | Usage: attached the head of 'a' stands slightly above the top of some other graphs. |
 | Usage: Ac |  | Usage: And upper case 'A's are all very similar with bulging and rounded lower compartment. |
| D | |||
 | Usage: dayes 'd' is looped and has a squarish lower lobe. |  | Usage: pound the loop is not closed in some examples, similar to Scribe D's practice. |
 | Usage: hadden |  | Usage: kynde |
| G | |||
 | Usage: g(ra)ce double compartment 'g' has a rounded upper compartment shaped rather like a modern 'a'. The lower compartment is a small squeezed loop or oblong attached to the overhang skirt from the stroke closing the upper lobe. |  | Usage: lurkyng 'g' in final position often has a short vertical tag attached to the horizontal extension. |
 | Usage: loggid the extension stroke towards the next graph usually leaves the upper compartment close to the head. |  | Usage: nowghwher |
| H | |||
 | Usage: him wide head-loop and tail descending clockwise to form a loop or turning counter-clockwise as seen in version 2. |  | Usage: nowghwher |
 | Usage: trulich after 'c', 't', and 'g', 'h' is crossed. |  | Usage: knoweth |
| R | |||
 | Usage: crist long 'r' is used throughout in all positions. |  | Usage: her downward turn of the shoulder stroke is reminiscent of Scribe D's 'r' but here it turns down at a steeper angle. |
 | Usage: þorgh 'z'-shaped 'r' follows 'o'. Most examples have a curved otiose stroke descending from the lower left. |  | Usage: Rome |
| S | |||
 | Usage: saide sigma 's' is used in initial and also in final position. |  | Usage: lanes |
 | Usage: aspie long 's' is used medially. |  | Usage: Spiseres |
| W | |||
 | Usage: welcome this scribe's 'w's are very, very similar to those of Scribe D. |  | Usage: knoweth |
 | Usage: Now closed head-loops on almost every occasion. |  | Usage: nowghwher |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: yhote 'y' with vertical left limb, fork at the lower level of surrounding graphs and tail of variable length. |  | Usage: many the tail usually leaves the fork at the same angle. It turns briefly counter-clockwise to finish. |
 | Usage: dayes |  | Usage: kyng |
| Thorn and Yogh | |||
 | Usage: þorgh thorn is made of two separate strokes, open at the head and sometimes at the lower end also. |  | Usage: comeþ thorn is used for definite articles, demonstratives and pronouns as well as verb endings. It is used occasionally as a 'th' replacement. |
 | Usage: ȝaf yogh is only used as equivalent of 'y'. |  | Usage: ȝeer |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: Til |  | Usage: Ou(er)al |
 | Usage: Lurkyng |  | Usage: Messang(er)es |