Scribal Profile Unknown | |
Current Manuscript: | USA, New Haven, CT, Yale University, Beinecke Library MS Osborn fa.45 |
Folios: | Fragment |
Sampled Folios: | Side 2 |
Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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A | |||
Usage: and double compartment 'a' used throughout this fragment. The hand is very similar to that of Scribe D. | Usage: man the upper compartment is often slightly bigger than the lower compartment. | ||
Usage: And the lower compartment of upper case 'A' is generally angular in appearance. | Usage: And | ||
D | |||
Usage: duchesse 'd' is always looped with angular lower compartment. | Usage: wold a 'd' very similar to Scribe D's open interior 'd'. | ||
Usage: deuorabit | Usage: qd 'd' with tag on the 'quod' abbreviation. When Scribe D abbreviates 'quod' the tag usually comes out of the centre of the 'd'. | ||
G | |||
Usage: gyne double compartment 'g' is used throughout. The lower compartment has a point at the left side. | Usage: kyng | ||
Usage: techeynge a more triangular lower compartment reminiscent of Scribe D. | Usage: gult a diamond-shaped upper compartment. | ||
H | |||
Usage: hys the stem does not always have an angled foot. The head-loop is triangular. | Usage: techeynge | ||
Usage: haue | Usage: He | ||
R | |||
Usage: grace long 'r' is used throughout in all positions except after 'o'. | Usage: fader long 'r' in final position. | ||
Usage: lord | Usage: herrore 'z'-shaped 'r' is used after 'o'. | ||
S | |||
Usage: schal on the fragment that remains, only long 's' is used in initial position. It is also used in medial positions. | Usage: hys 8-shaped 's' is always used in final position. | ||
Usage: duchesse | Usage: Schal the upper case 'S'. | ||
W | |||
Usage: what 'w' is always the looped anglicana variety. | Usage: scheweyth | ||
Usage: wt | Usage: wroghstow the head-loops are generally closed and there is a 'B'-shaped element to the right. | ||
Y | |||
Usage: y 'y' may be dotted or undotted. The left limb is angled rather than the straighter version of Scribe D. | Usage: mary | ||
Usage: þyn the tail-stroke varies in length and curvature. | Usage: Y | ||
Thorn and Yogh | |||
Usage: Boþ the stem of thorn tapers. The lobe is oval. | Usage: þes thorn is used for the definite article, demonstratives and pronouns. | ||
Usage: ȝende yogh is used as equivalent to 'gh' and 'y'. | Usage: doȝter | ||
Upper Case Letters | |||
Usage: Ignis | Usage: The | ||
Usage: Lacked | Usage: Boþ |