Scribal Profile Devonshire scribe, TCC R.3.3 scribe or slanted hooked 'g' scribe | |
Profiles for this Scribe: | 1. London, British Library, MS Harley 7184 |
Current Manuscript: | London, British Library, MS Harley 7184 |
Folios: | 1-134 |
Sampled Folios: | 45r, 59v, 131r |
Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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A | |||
Usage: als single compartment 'a' used throughout. This version has a hairline joining stroke across the head. | Usage: may | ||
Usage: And an elaborate upper case 'A' with hooks at the lower end of both limbs. | Usage: And a more usual upper case 'A' for this scribe. | ||
D | |||
Usage: dede the scribe uses both looped and unlooped 'd'. Unlooped 'd' is very angular with curving strokes and square lobe. | Usage: ende the looped version is used frequently by this scribe in final position. However, here it is followed by 'e'. The loop extends back over previous graphs. | ||
Usage: And euermore fine, long otiose stroke attached to 'd' in final position. | Usage: relieued | ||
G | |||
Usage: gultif 'g' is tailed with a familiar hook at the end of the shortened tail-stroke. | Usage: thing 'g' in final position, again with trailing otiose stroke which are so much a feature of this scribe's work. | ||
Usage: nought | Usage: beginne | ||
H | |||
Usage: haue 'h' is quite squat with head-loop resting on the shoulder. | Usage: thought the horizontal from 'g' continues to the following 'h'. | ||
Usage: slouthe a looping stroke curves round the stem The scribe uses this device when he has space, usually on a top line. | Usage: He a slightly more elaborate graph for the upper case letter. | ||
R | |||
Usage: rowe modern 'r' which appears to fuse with the following graph. | Usage: fader 'z'-shaped 'r' is used frequently and is also used in final position. | ||
Usage: aftir 'r' in final position with long trailing otiose stroke. | Usage: wrathe | ||
S | |||
Usage: soule long 's' is used in initial positions. It has a thick shaft and a finer head-stroke. | Usage: pointes kidney-shaped 's' used in final position with long trailing otiose stroke. | ||
Usage: As a peculiar form of final 's'. | Usage: deuise where space allows, here at the end of a line, the head-stroke of 's' extends way out into the margin. | ||
W | |||
Usage: whill anglicana 'w' with head-loops is used throughout the text. | Usage: atwinne | ||
Usage: knowe | Usage: Wherof this cursive version of 'W' is used at the beginnings of lines as the upper case graph. | ||
Y | |||
Usage: your 'y' is almost always dotted and has a wavy tail. | Usage: any | ||
Usage: tyme | Usage: Yef upper case 'Y' with a much thickerand longer tail than on the lower case versions. | ||
Yogh | |||
Usage: Inouȝ yogh is used frequently as representative of the 'gh' sound. | Usage: drouȝ in final position so attracting the long otiose extension. | ||
Usage: pointeȝ it is also used as representative of the 'z' sound of the plural. | Usage: thouȝt | ||
Upper Case Letters | |||
Usage: Of | Usage: I | ||
Usage: That | Usage: My |