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A |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-a.jpg) | Usage: an double compartment 'a' is used throughout. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-a2.jpg) | Usage: walkyng there is often a gap at top and bottom of the graph not necessarily connected by a hairline. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-a3.jpg) | Usage: And the scribe has two forms of upper case 'A'. This one is similar to a reversed number 3 with vertical stem to the right. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-a4.jpg) | Usage: Al in this version the first element is like a number 2, again followed by the vertical stem. |
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D |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-d.jpg) | Usage: de 'd' is always looped and almost invariable no matter in what position. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-d2.jpg) | Usage: Westeward |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-d3.jpg) | Usage: wandryng | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-d4.jpg) | Usage: worlde |
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G |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-g.jpg) | Usage: gyle 'g' is always double compartment with lower compartment slightly smaller and more horizontal in aspect than the upper compartment. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-g2.jpg) | Usage: wandryng 'g' in final position with circle sitting on the end of the horizontal slash. It could represent a missing 'e'. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-g3.jpg) | Usage: sowynge | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-g4.jpg) | Usage: gloteny |
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H |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-h.jpg) | Usage: haue 'h' is also evenly formed. The head-loop is generally closed with a short hairline back to the top of the shoulder. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-h2.jpg) | Usage: schop |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-h3.jpg) | Usage: schepherde | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-h4.jpg) | Usage: Hic an elaborate upper case 'H' for the incipit. |
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R |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-r.jpg) | Usage: ryche modern 'r' is used with little variation in all positions except after 'o' and a few round-bodied graphs. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-r2.jpg) | Usage: aftur |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-r3.jpg) | Usage: worlde 'z'-shaped 'r' is used after 'o' and round-bodied graphs. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-r4.jpg) | Usage: trowede |
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S |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-s.jpg) | Usage: sesoun long 's' is used in initial and medial positions. The stem does not extend much below the lower level of surrounding graphs. | | Usage: selles 's' in final position is either '8'-shaped as here or a cross between this and a kidney-shaped 's'. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-s3.jpg) | Usage: merueylously | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-s4.jpg) | Usage: Sum(m)e snake-like upper case 'S' at the beginning of a line. |
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W |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-w.jpg) | Usage: worlde the scribe's formation of graphs is extremely consistent. The left limb of 'w' is usually detached. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-w2.jpg) | Usage: wyse a 3-shaped element to the right. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-w3.jpg) | Usage: abowte the spacing of the scribe's work may be seen in this word as also the relative height of 'w' against surrounding graphs. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-w4.jpg) | Usage: Willelmi I presume that this name in the incipit begins with an upper case graph. It is exactly like the lower case one but rather taller. |
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Y |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-y.jpg) | Usage: y all 'y's are dotted. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-y2.jpg) | Usage: wyterly the graph varies very little except for slight variations in the length of the tail. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-y3.jpg) | Usage: monye | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-y4.jpg) | Usage: destruyen |
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Thorn and Yogh |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-WL1.jpg) | Usage: þys thorn is used frequently. The stem is short and stumpy. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-WL1-2.jpg) | Usage: welþe thorn is also used on occasion to replace 'th'. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-WL1-3.jpg) | Usage: ȝow yogh is also used as equivalent of 'y', as here and also of 'gh' as in the following example. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-WL1-4.jpg) | Usage: sauȝ |
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Upper Case Letters |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-WL2.jpg) | Usage: Petro | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-WL2-2.jpg) | Usage: IN |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-WL2-3.jpg) | Usage: I | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/LonUnivV17-1-WL2-4.jpg) | Usage: Sstewarde this may or may not be a variant upper case 'S'. If it is, the scribe has made a mistake and the word begins with two 's's. |