Scribal Profile Hand 1 | |
| Current Manuscript: | London, British Library MS Additional 10340 |
| Folios: | 1-40 |
| Sampled Folios: | 10v |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: nat straight-sided 'a' with dividing bar. |  | Usage: abaist occasionally 'a' is open at the top. |
 | Usage: Art upper case 'A' probably the most-represented graph of 'A'. |  | Usage: ÞAnne upper case letter as the second letter after a flourished upper case thorn. |
| D | |||
 | Usage: dwelt unlooped 'd' used throughout. The lobe is oval, and again sometimes open at the top. |  | Usage: yelde 'd' ligature with 'e'. |
 | Usage: shadowe ligature with 'o'. |  | Usage: qd abbreviation of 'quod' with a circular loop as the tag on 'd'. |
| G | |||
 | Usage: þinges 'g' is double compartment with each lobe as a triangle. The upper compartment has the head of the traingle to the right with horizontal slash extending from the point. |  | Usage: gest the lower compartment has the top point of the triangle attached to the upper compartment. 'g' mostly sits on the line. |
 | Usage: þi(n)g 'g' in final position with tag. |  | Usage: þinges the head of the top lobe of 'g' is often above surrounding letters. |
| H | |||
 | Usage: who 'h' comprises two vertical strokes, sometimes unconnected. |  | Usage: hast the head of the stem is sometimes split. |
 | Usage: whiche |  | Usage: whiche |
| R | |||
 | Usage: hir modern 'r' is used throughout in all positions. |  | Usage: forme 'z'-shaped 'r' follows 'o'. |
 | Usage: weriþ the shoulder of 'r' sometimes appears detached from the stem. There is sometimes a visible hairline connecting stroke. |  | Usage: horrible double 'r' using two variants, the 'z'-shaped 'r' after 'o' followed by modern 'r'. |
| S | |||
 | Usage: þis kidney-shaped 's' is used in final position. |  | Usage: is |
 | Usage: seine initial long 's' frequently has a small hump to the left of the ascender. |  | Usage: Symacus a serpentine 'S' with flat head-stroke and triple parallel lines to decorate. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: whi 'w' is consistently formed. The middle stroke is usually taller than the left limb. |  | Usage: weriþ the left limb may curve slightly, The 'B'-shaped element is always used. |
 | Usage: whan |  | Usage: Whan exactly the same formation as the lower case graph. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: ioyeful 'y' is frequently found with a small dash or dot above. |  | Usage: bygynneþ the right-hand stroke is connected at the head. The two elements do not usually meet to create a fork. |
 | Usage: ryȝtfully |  | Usage: Symacus the fork of 'y' is rarely closed at the lower end, as here. |
| Ampersand | |||
 | Usage: The scribe's ampersands are all fairly similar. |  | Usage: |
 | Usage: | ||
| Thorn and Yogh | |||
 | Usage: þt the scribe uses thorn frequently in all positions and for abbreviations such as this one. |  | Usage: dissolueþ |
 | Usage: þouȝ yogh is also used frequently. |  | Usage: bryȝtnesse |
| Decorative features | |||
 | Usage: The decoration on every pen-flourished letter is a sort of shepherd's crook design. Each letter has one crook attached to the top of the letter and another to the bottom. |  | Usage: |
 | Usage: |  | Usage: Another very distinctive decorative feature is the box surrounding the catchword. |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: Ne distinctive upper case 'N', very similar to one of the versions used by Scribe D. |  | Usage: ffor upper case 'F' which occasionally sports a curved approach stroke to the left. |
 | Usage: Certys most of the upper case letters have very angular features. |  | Usage: Tertus another angular letter. See also 'A' in Letter 1 and 'S' in Letter 6, |