Scribal Profile Knighthood and Battle Scribe | |
| Profiles for this Scribe: | 1. Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ashmole 45 |
| Current Manuscript: | Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ashmole 45 |
| Folios: | Part 2 |
| Sampled Folios: | 47r |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: and all the scribe's 'a's are single compartment. |  | Usage: mace |
 | Usage: As this graph is not found at the beginning of a line, but may nevertheless be one version of the upper case letter. |  | Usage: And the upper case graph for 'A'. |
| D | |||
 | Usage: deludid unlooped 'd' is used most of the time. The shape of the lobe may vary from rounded to much more angular. |  | Usage: hond |
 | Usage: dar the scribe does used looped 'd' and the occurrences seem to be in clusters. |  | Usage: swoord the scribe quite often uses this bastard form when 'd' is in final position. |
| G | |||
 | Usage: gere tailed 'g' is used throughout and is generally regularly formed. |  | Usage: gorge |
 | Usage: George the upper case graph. |  | Usage: as glad a 'g' on the bottom line of the manuscript with licence to extend the tail-stroke. |
| H | |||
 | Usage: hevy the head-loop may be open as here, or looped as in the following versions. |  | Usage: hurtith where 'h' follows 't' or 'g' it is 'crossed'. Here the cross is the curved stroke above and to the right of the graph itself. |
 | Usage: right the 'cross stroke' for the 'h' is again above and in advance of the 'h'. |  | Usage: Herneys the upper case graph, differing from version 1 perhaps only in the thickness of the stem. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: right 'z'-shaped 'r' is used in all positions. |  | Usage: wher modern 'r' is also used in all positions and the scribe does not appear to discriminate. |
 | Usage: sore |  | Usage: Redy at the beginning of a line and where all other graphs which begin the lines are upper case. |
| S | |||
 | Usage: side long 's' is used in initial and medial positions. The stem is very thick. It does taper and the head-stroke is fine and forms a small closed compartment at the top of the stem. |  | Usage: as kidney-shaped 's' is used in final position. |
 | Usage: assise |  | Usage: This |
| W | |||
 | Usage: when in initial position, 'w' has an approach stroke which begins well below the graph. |  | Usage: Tweyn two pointed 'v's make the graph. |
 | Usage: Wt the scribe abbreviates 'with' on several occasions. |  | Usage: Wil upper case graph with slightly longer left arm. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: myghti the tail of 'y' is generally long. The curvature varies. |  | Usage: hevy |
 | Usage: Yt sometimes the tail of 'y' loops back up to the following word. |  | Usage: may |
| Thorn | |||
 | Usage: þu a single example of thorn on the folio examined. | ||
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: The |  | Usage: But |
 | Usage: Is |  | Usage: Eke |