Scribal Profile Hand C | |
| Current Manuscript: | London, British Library MS Additional 22139 |
| Folios: | 117vb-138rb |
| Sampled Folios: | 126v, 131v |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: nam this is an 'a' in the scribe's display script at the top of f126v. It is obviously his usual form of 'a'. |  | Usage: as almost all the single compartment 'a's on this folio have had an upper compartment added to them. On f131v, the scribe has mainly formed a double compartment graph. It is possible therefore that he began his stint using a single compartment 'a' but was informed part of the way through copying that he should conform with the double compartment graphs used by the first two scribes. |
 | Usage: and |  | Usage: Antiochus even some of the upper case 'A's have had tops added to them. |
| D | |||
 | Usage: desire 'd' is always a looped graph. |  | Usage: lord in final position 'd' occasionally has a downward extension from the looped stroke. |
 | Usage: hadde |  | Usage: Ded an interesting form of upper case 'D'. |
| G | |||
 | Usage: grete secretary 'g' is used almost all the time. The tail-stroke may be very short as in this example. |  | Usage: sailinge a very occasional anglicana 'g' may be found. |
 | Usage: lightnyng 'g' in final position sometimes has a vertical tag attached to the horizontal hairline stroke. |  | Usage: myght |
| H | |||
 | Usage: hit as with the first scribe 'h' may have a triangular loop at the head or, as in version 2, the arched head-stroke is open. |  | Usage: hem |
 | Usage: hereth 'h' is sometimes crossed after 't'. |  | Usage: How the upper case graph extends the open head-stroke of version 2. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: right this scribe uses modern 'r' exclusively in all positions. He does not even use 'z'-shaped 'r' after 'o'. |  | Usage: othir |
 | Usage: merthe |  | Usage: mordrer |
| S | |||
 | Usage: seiden long 's' is used in initial and medial positions. |  | Usage: this kidney-shaped 's' is used in final position. |
 | Usage: his a rather peculiar sigma 's' may also be found occasionally in final position. |  | Usage: Sleyn |
| W | |||
 | Usage: wolde most of the scribe's 'w's are of this formation with looped heads and very similar to the 'w's of the other two scribes. |  | Usage: how |
 | Usage: wife lower down on the folio, the scribe occasionally uses this more cursive 'w'. They occur in clusters, almost as if he has forgotten his style sheet momentarily. |  | Usage: With |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: you the shape of 'y' varies little. |  | Usage: Ioy the tail of 'y' is short and thick, turns swiftly counter-clockwise and tapers off. |
 | Usage: euyry |  | Usage: pleyn |
| Thorn and Yogh | |||
 | Usage: þinge both thorn and yogh are used rarely. |  | Usage: oþir the stem of thorn is thick with no taper. |
 | Usage: for ȝete |  | Usage: ȝe |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: To |  | Usage: But |
 | Usage: Is an interesting upper case 'I' with 'V'-shaped head. |  | Usage: Of |