Scribal Profile Nicholaus plenus amoris | |
| Profiles for this Scribe: | 1. Cambridge, University Library MS Ff. 1.6 |
| Current Manuscript: | Cambridge, Cambridge University Library MS Ff.1.6 |
| Folios: | 64-67v (Legend of Good Women) |
| Sampled Folios: | 67v |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: hath the head-loop of 'a' has almost disappeared and the horizontal central bar leads into the next graph. |  | Usage: And |
 | Usage: And | ||
| D | |||
 | Usage: deth 'd' is rather a strange shape but always with a loop in various sizes. |  | Usage: god |
 | Usage: had almost all final 'd's have this exaggerated tag attached. | ||
| G | |||
 | Usage: graue tailed 'g' is used throughout. |  | Usage: louyng final 'g's also usually bear this exaggerated backward-turning flourish. |
 | Usage: ryght the horizontal head-stroke connects to the following 'h'. | ||
| H | |||
 | Usage: wrycched 'h' has a looped head-stroke and the limb veers off towards the right. |  | Usage: hath as with the scribe's 'ght' combination, there is a line over the letters rather than crossing the 'h' which would be more usual. |
 | Usage: Here the top of the 'A' on the line below can be seen at the bottom of the image. | ||
| R | |||
 | Usage: wrycched both long and modern 'r's are used on this folio. Not all this scribe's long 'r's are as neat as this one. |  | Usage: graue the more usual form of long 'r' which does not connect with the following letter. |
 | Usage: prayn modern 'r' is used frequently. |  | Usage: yor final 'r' with flourish. |
| S | |||
 | Usage: us sigma 's' with horizontal extension is used initially and finally. |  | Usage: spoken long 's' used in initial and medial positions. |
 | Usage: Syn | ||
| W | |||
 | Usage: now cursive 'w' with single lobe to finish. |  | Usage: wrycched in initial position there is frequently a curved lead-in stroke to begin. |
 | Usage: wt the scribe often abbreviates 'with'. | ||
| Y | |||
 | Usage: ryghtfull the tail of 'y' angles fairly sharply to the right. |  | Usage: pyram(us) |
 | Usage: louyng | ||
| Signature | |||
 | Usage: Nome(n) scriptoris nicholaus plenus amoris | ||
| Thorn and Yogh | |||
 | Usage: þe thorn used for definite article. |  | Usage: þat |
 | Usage: ȝe the only yogh on this folio. | ||