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A |
| Usage: and double compartment anglicana 'a' used throughout. | | Usage: noman a squared off lower compartment in this example. |
| Usage: And one version of upper case 'A' on this folio. The upper compartment is almost triangular. | | Usage: And upper case 'A' with curving open stroke at the head. |
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D |
| Usage: dedly the scribe's 'd' is always looped. The lobe is triangular in shape with the loop-stroke curving up and round to a point over the lobe. The loop-stroke then continues but resolves on the angle of the lobe rather than forming a complete loop. | | Usage: confermed |
| Usage: laude the only 'd' on the folio with a completed loop. Here the stroke continues to join to the following 'e'. | | Usage: Derbeie upper case 'D' for the name of a county. |
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G |
| Usage: god 'g' is always double compartment. | | Usage: vigeat the upper compartment has a vertical aspect with straightish sides. |
| Usage: makynge the lower compartment is triangular in appearance and is pointed at the left extremity. | | Usage: oghne |
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H |
| Usage: his the stem of 'h' may be straight as in this example, or it may have a foot as in version 2. | | Usage: hele the limb is thick at the shoulder and tapers as far as the lower level of the stem. The tail continues to curve round clockwise in a wide arc to finish beyond the stem. |
| Usage: nought when in a 'ght' combination, the tail of 'h' turns counter-clockwise. | | Usage: How a rather indistinct upper case 'H' at the beginning of a line. |
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R |
| Usage: remenant modern 'r' in initial position. Modern 'r' is used most of the time. | | Usage: liber 'r' in final position in the Latin text at the bottom of the folio. |
| Usage: or 'z'-shaped 'r' is used after 'o' on this folio. | | Usage: charite long 'r' is used occasionally within a word. |
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S |
| Usage: som lone 's' used in initial and medial positions. | | Usage: his '8'-shaped 's' used in final position. |
| Usage: resteþ long 's' in the middle of a word. | | Usage: Such upper case 'S' at the beginning of a line. |
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W |
| Usage: weie 'w' is quite a big graph. The head may have closed loops or they may be curved to the right but left open. | | Usage: how 'w' in final position. |
| Usage: Forþwiþ | | Usage: Which |
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Y |
| Usage: any an undotted 'y'. Mainly the 'y's are dotted. | | Usage: pleinly 'y' in final position and dotted. |
| Usage: makynge | | Usage: dedly generally the tail of 'y' is neatly contained beneath the graph. Here the tail has been extended somewhat curving back clockwise under the previous graph before turning counter-clockwise to finish. |
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Thorn |
| Usage: þilke thorn is used frequently. It doe not replace 'Th' at the beginnings of lines, but everywhere else on the folio it does. | | Usage: þat |
| Usage: resteþ | | Usage: fforþwiþ |
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Upper Case Letters |
| Usage: That | | Usage: I |
| Usage: Bot | | Usage: Oure |