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Hand A
 
Current Manuscript:USA, New York, NY, Pierpont Morgan Library & Museum MS M 690
Folios:2-152vb, 161ra-204vb
Sampled Folios:81v
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A
Usage: an
double compartment 'a' is used throughout. Both upper and lower compartments vary in size with sometimes the upper compartment larger and sometimes the lower compartment.
Usage: trauaile
Usage: And
Usage: And
upper case 'A' on the folio sampled is always of this shape and always tipped with yellow wash.
 
D
Usage: don
'd' is always looped and evenly formed. The lower lobe is generally angular.
Usage: dremeþ
the formation of 'd' can be seen clearly in this example.
Usage: bedde
Usage: And
image to demonstrate the consistent nature of the scribe's hand.
 
G
Usage: gret
'g' is double compartment anglicana 'g'. The graph has a slightly tilted appearance with lower compartment marginally in advance of the upper compartment.
Usage: wring
'g' in final position with flourish perhaps to represent a missing 'e'.
Usage: sluggardie
Usage: Greke
the upper case graph with double parallel line decoration and yellow wash for emphasis.
 
H
Usage: here
naetly formed 'h' with triangular head-loop and tail-stroke which is neatly angled but varies in length.
Usage: þogh
Usage: ydelschipe
Usage: Here
upper case 'H' at the beginning of a line and washed with yellow.
 
R
Usage: reson
modern 'r' is used in all positions except after 'o'.
Usage: ouer
'r' in final position with fine upturn.
Usage: co(n)fessor
'z'-shaped 'r' after 'o'. The rubric is within the text box and the scribe does not employ a special script to differentiate.
Usage: Right
upper case 'R' at the beginning of a line.
 
S
Usage: sone
long 's' is used in initial and medial positions.
Usage: sciences
a very sturdy '8'-shaped 's' is always used in final position.
Usage: Confessor
Usage: So
 
W
Usage: were
in initial position 'w' frequently has a loop or triangle (as in version 3) to the left of the left limb.
Usage: how
in final position the heads of the limbs turn to the right.
Usage: what
Usage: Wherof
'W' in initial position in the line.
 
Y
Usage: ydel
the left limb of 'y' descends vertically.
Usage: eny
the fork of 'y' is below the level of surrounding graphs.
Usage: lusty
the tail of 'y' may be short, turning counter-clockwise.
Usage: may
the tail may also be longer and turn to trace its original descent back to the body of the graph.
 
Thorn and Yogh
Usage: haþ
thorn is used frequently by the scribe.
Usage: Þe
here thorn is used in initial position in the line and is tipped with yellow.
Usage: noȝt
yogh occurs twice on this folio and is representative of the 'gh' and the 'y' elements. However, the scribe does not always use yogh on these occasions.
Usage: ȝit
 
Upper Case Letters
Usage: To
Usage: If
Usage: TOwarde
Usage: Be
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