Scribal Profile Hand A | |
| Current Manuscript: | USA, Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Library, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections MS Taylor 5 |
| Identification: | Trevisa-Gower Scribe |
| Folios: | 1 and 8 |
| Sampled Folios: | 1v |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: aftirward straight-sided double compartment 'a' with cross-bar between the compartments. |  | Usage: smale slight evidence of a horned head in this graph. |
 | Usage: corage |  | Usage: And the upper case 'A'. |
| D | |||
 | Usage: debate unlooped 'd' with short stroke at the head to close the lobe. |  | Usage: deceyte 'd' is always in ligature with a following 'e'. |
 | Usage: ended |  | Usage: Du(m) upper case 'D' in the Latin gloss. |
| G | |||
 | Usage: god anglicana double compartment 'g' is used throughout. The upper compartment is rounded, the lower is triangular. |  | Usage: tornyng slight hook-like extension to the right of the lower lobe. |
 | Usage: oughne |  | Usage: God upper case letter at the beginning of a line. |
| H | |||
 | Usage: hool the stem of 'h' is frequently split at the head. |  | Usage: hert however, the scribe also uses this 'h' with curved head-stroke. |
 | Usage: which |  | Usage: rightwisnesse |
| R | |||
 | Usage: rychesse modern 'r' is used most of the time in all positions. |  | Usage: Vnder 'r' in final position with upward tag to finish. |
 | Usage: lord 'z'-shaped 'r' has otiose stroke descending from the bottom left side of the graph. |  | Usage: guerre long 'r' is found occasionally in the text as well as in the marginal glosses. |
| S | |||
 | Usage: stode long 's' is used in initial and medial positions. |  | Usage: Towardes kidney-shaped 's' is used in final position. |
 | Usage: þis 8-shaped 's' is also used in final position. |  | Usage: So |
| W | |||
 | Usage: which this is probably the 'w' graph which is most represented on the folios examined. The central limb has a hairline extension at the top which curls over to the right. |  | Usage: wise 'w' may also be found without the hairline extension. |
 | Usage: now |  | Usage: Wiþ an unusual 'W' with separate left limb and forked head to the central stroke. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: y 'y' is often, though not always dotted. The tail-stroke often begins to curve counter-clockwise almost immediately after the fork. |  | Usage: many |
 | Usage: pryuylege wavy descenders, the first turning back clockwise to finish. |  | Usage: conceyte the left limb of 'y' is vertical in most examples. |
| Thorn | |||
 | Usage: þis thorn is used quite frequently but the scribe also uses 'th'. |  | Usage: wiþ thorn here is open at the head. |
 | Usage: vpriȝt yogh is used occasionally. |  | Usage: [yoghn]it |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: The |  | Usage: But |
 | Usage: Noght an upper case 'N' very similar to one of Scribe D's graphs. |  | Usage: Now an alternative 'N' also very similar to the preferred graph of Scribe D. |