Scribal Profile Double-v Scribe | |
Profiles for this Scribe: | 3. Oxford, New College MS D 314 (on deposit at Bodleian) |
Current Manuscript: | Oxford, New College MS 314 |
Folios: | 1-311 |
Sampled Folios: | 19r, 77v, 78v |
Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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A | |||
Usage: Charmys a square-shaped 'a' with two clearly defined side strokes and two hair-lines to joing. | Usage: and | ||
Usage: And | Usage: Assuren this word occurs at the end of a line yet still begins with an upper case letter. | ||
D | |||
Usage: demed one version of the scribe's 'd' is looped with sharply pointed lower lobe and fine hairline to join. | Usage: garlond the second version of 'd' is unlooped. | ||
Usage: Dispence | Usage: gold 'd' in final position with looped tag to finish. | ||
G | |||
Usage: gold secretary tailed 'g' with reverse flick of the tail stroke. A squat-looking graph in most cases. | Usage: glas room on the bottom line for the scribe to extend the descender. | ||
Usage: Greet upper case 'G' with red highlight. | |||
H | |||
Usage: othes a crouched 'h' with short limb. | Usage: her the position on the top line encourages a more elaborate letter with foot at the base of the stem and taller head-loop. | ||
Usage: He initial letter of a line with an extended tail and reverse flick of tail-stroke. | Usage: bith crossed 'h' with descending tail-stroke turning counter-clockwise. | ||
R | |||
Usage: remedy modern 'r' with curving approach stroke. This graph is used in all positions except where 'z'-shaped 'r' is used. | Usage: lorn 'z'-shaped 'r' used in a variety of places and not confined merely to follow 'o'. | ||
Usage: louer 'r' in final position with short upward tag. | |||
S | |||
Usage: wormes kidney-shaped horned 's' always used in final position. | Usage: besinesse thick stems for 's' and 'f' with fine head-stroke. | ||
Usage: Suffiseth the upper case letter. | |||
W | |||
Usage: with the scribe's most unusual and identifiable letter, a 'double-v' for 'w'. He uses other variations of 'w' but on some folios, this version appears to be the one most favoured, hence his name of 'the 'Double-v' scribe'. | Usage: woman | ||
Usage: writen an alternative form of cursive 'w'. | Usage: trowthe the linking connector stroke between the two elements is visible here though the two 'v's are sometimes entirely separate. | ||
Y | |||
Usage: may | Usage: þey occasionally the tail of 'y' extends up above the letter itself or joins to the next graph. | ||
Usage: eny this word is on the bottom line of text hence a more exaggerated curve of the descender. Many 'y's on this folio are dotted. | |||
I | |||
Usage: Ielowsie the scribe has a number of variants for his upper case 'I' both in the curve of the stem and also in the head-stroke. | Usage: I | ||
Usage: I | Usage: Iason at the beginning of a line. | ||
Thorn and Yogh | |||
Usage: þise thorn is used for initial 'th' in many words. The initial stroke is deeply curved. | Usage: þat | ||
Usage: hiȝ here yogh represents the sound for 'gh'. | Usage: cauȝt |