Scribal Profile Richard Osbarn | |
| Profiles for this Scribe: | 1. London, British Library MS Harley 3943 |
| Current Manuscript: | London, British Library MS Harley 3943 |
| Folios: | Hand B copied 2r-7v, 9r-56v, 63r-67v [1r-67r according to LALME] |
| Sampled Folios: | 15r |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: al double compartment 'a' used throughout. The upper compartment is usually smaller than the lower one. |  | Usage: And the consistent form of upper case 'A' on this folio. |
 | Usage: may the head of 'a' stands a little above surrounding graphs. |  | Usage: And a really square-shaped lower lobe to this upper case 'A'. |
| D | |||
 | Usage: gladyd the letter 'd' varies little in the scribe's stint in this manuscript. |  | Usage: And the left of the lobe is pointed. |
 | Usage: distresse a very square lobe. | ||
| G | |||
 | Usage: gladyd 'g's are all double compartment and usually have a diamond-shaped compartment above and a more rounded one beneath. |  | Usage: grete the horned effect to the upper and lower left side of the upper compartment is frequently repeated in this scribe's formation of 'g'. |
 | Usage: Thurgh 'gh' combination. |  | Usage: g(ra'ce 'g' with 'ra' abbreviative mark above. |
| H | |||
 | Usage: shal 'h' frequently has an angular foot. |  | Usage: Hath 'H' as upper case at the beginning of a line. There is no difference in the usual letter shape apart from a more pronounced angular stroke at the foot of the stem. |
 | Usage: wroth crossed 'h' after 't' when 'h' is in final position. |  | Usage: Thurgh crossed 'h' after 'g'. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: Therfor modern 'r' used only a couple of times on this folio. |  | Usage: For 'z'-shaped 'r' used after 'o' with thick otiose stroke descending from the left corner of the graph. |
 | Usage: are long 'r' used the majority of the time in initial, medial and final positions. |  | Usage: errour both versions of 'r' are used in this example. |
| S | |||
 | Usage: aftirwardis sigma 's' used mainly in final position but also used initially as in the word 'sobre'. |  | Usage: his perhaps a new nib in the second stanza which seems to have encouraged a much more spikey and finer appearance to the letters. |
 | Usage: conseyt the stem of 's' is not very long. Long 's' used initially and medially. |  | Usage: so |
| W | |||
 | Usage: wole the scribe's 'w' varies little. Upper and lower case appear to be exactly the same. |  | Usage: wykkydnes the HM114 scribe often has a slight foot at the bottom of the left arm of the graph. |
 | Usage: wyse a more rounded left limb |  | Usage: why the middle limb of 'w' is usually open at the head. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: ye the tail of 'y' is usually short and contained. |  | Usage: my occasionally there is no turn on the tail. |
 | Usage: assentyd | ||
| Thorn and yogh | |||
 | Usage: 'trouþe the thorn graph has virtually no descender. |  | Usage: þu |
 | Usage: ȝow yogh used initially to represent the 'y' sound. |  | Usage: ȝow yogh used only twice on this folio, both for the same word. |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: To |  | Usage: But |
 | Usage: No |  | Usage: Of |