Scribal Profile Unknown | |
Current Manuscript: | Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Barlow 20 |
Folios: | 1-265 |
Sampled Folios: | 75r |
Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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A | |||
Usage: sauyth double compartment anglicana 'a' used throughout. The compartments are oval in shape. | Usage: Almighti upper case 'A' at the beginning of a line. | ||
Usage: That the scribe's formation of letters sometimes deteriorates towards the bottom of the folio. | Usage: Armure an upper case letter in the middle of a line. | ||
D | |||
Usage: fynde 'd' is looped. The bowl varies in shape. | Usage: child | ||
Usage: dreynt pointed lower lobe and upper loop flung backwards. | Usage: Doun upper case 'D' at the beginning of a line with 2-shaped element preceding. | ||
G | |||
Usage: god double compartment 'g' used throughout. | Usage: golias the head of the upper compartment is sometimes flat with connecting hair-line. | ||
Usage: strengthe a rather distorted version of 'g'. | Usage: ȝong 'g' in final position with horizontal slash. | ||
H | |||
Usage: fletith the classic shape of lower case 'h' by this scribe with tapering limb stroke. | Usage: hethen stem of 'h' with arching head-stroke. | ||
Usage: How 'H' at the beginning of a line and presumed to be upper case. The approach stroke to the stem of the graph may be seen clearly. | Usage: wight horizontal from 'g' leading through to the head of 'h'. | ||
R | |||
Usage: styward long 'r' used in all positions most of the time. | Usage: bord 'z'-shaped 'r' mainly used after 'o', once after 'i' on this folio and occasionally after a consonant. | ||
Usage: verrely double 'r'. | |||
S | |||
Usage: ship sigma 's' only used in initial position. | Usage: shortly an exaggerated example of version 1, not an upper case letter although exactly the same shape. | ||
Usage: as kidney 's' only used in final position. | Usage: strogelyng long 's' used in initial and medial positions. | ||
W | |||
Usage: wo 'w' almost always has a curved lead-in stroke. | Usage: wiche | ||
Usage: how | |||
Y | |||
Usage: peyn 'y' varies only in the length and curvature of the tail. | Usage: lordys | ||
Usage: myschance | |||
Thorn and Yogh. | |||
Usage: þat the stem of thorn is quite long and tapering. Thorn is used frequently. | Usage: þow | ||
Usage: ȝer yogh is also used frequently. | Usage: riȝt also used in 'ȝeue'. |