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A |
| Usage: acquyte the scribe's double compartment 'a' used throughout is consistent. | | Usage: hathe |
| Usage: A upper case 'A' in this form with dot or pen-stroke in the centre is also consistently used. | | Usage: And |
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D |
| Usage: deserte unlooped 'd' is used throughout. The down-stroke is straight and thick. | | Usage: debate on some folios, notably closer to the beginning, the hand is more precise and the lobe is formed with two strokes joined by hairlines. |
| Usage: despended | | Usage: hadde |
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G |
| Usage: grefe 'g' is double compartment but with lower compartment forming a triangle joined to the upper compartment with a hairline. | | Usage: kyng 'g' in final position attracts a vertical tag. |
| Usage: progagelite | | Usage: God the upper case version of the graph. |
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H |
| Usage: herte lower case 'h' comes in a number of forms. This example occurs later in the manuscript and is more casually formed than the version shown in 2. | | Usage: he earlier in the manuscript 'h' is formed with a detached head-stroke and the graph appears much more formal than the later examples. |
| Usage: Whoch 'h' following 'c' and 't' is crossed. | | Usage: Hit a more elaborate upper case letter. |
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R |
| Usage: releued modern 'r' is used throughout in every position including after 'o'. | | Usage: mater 'r' in final position with flourish. |
| Usage: ferrest the second 'r' is set higher above the line than the first. | | Usage: Raveine |
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S |
| Usage: sette long 's' is always used in initial and medial positions. | | Usage: is the scribe uses a variety of 's's in final position. |
| Usage: his an unusual form of 's'. | | Usage: So |
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W |
| Usage: was the scribe also has a number of variations in his 'w' graph. This example with 'B'-shaped element to the right is found in the more formal script from earlier in the manuscript. | | Usage: wol a more cursive secretary version used later. |
| Usage: wey separate left limb with angled foot. | | Usage: Whech an upper case 'W' reflecting the form in version 1 but taller. |
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Y |
| Usage: yn the tail of 'y' is always straight, leaving the body of the graph at a forty-five degree angle. | | Usage: thy |
| Usage: hy(m) 'y' with curved macron above with dot for missing final 'm'. | | Usage: Y a larger example of version 2 for the upper case graph, with single protuberance in the middle of the left limb. |
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Thorn and Yogh |
| Usage: haþ thorn is used frequently. | | Usage: þilke the stem of thorn is thick and straight and does not taper. |
| Usage: noȝt yogh is also used frequently as equivalent to 'y' and 'gh'. | | Usage: ȝeftis |
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Upper Case Letters |
| Usage: Then many of the scribe's upper case letters have a dot somewhere in the interior of the graph. | | Usage: He |
| Usage: Unto | | Usage: Bot |
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Decorated Ascenders |
| Usage: That ascenders on the top lines of folios are frequently decorated with faces as well as decorative patterns. | | Usage: value |
| Usage: And | | Usage: His |