Scribal Profile Adam Pinkhurst | |
| Profiles for this Scribe: | 1. Cambridge, Trinity College MS B.15.17 (353) |
| Current Manuscript: | Cambridge, Trinity College MS B.15.17 (353) |
| Folios: | 1-147 |
| Sampled Folios: | 65v |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: Man Adam's double compartment 'a' with upper lobe standing proud of surrounding graphs. |  | Usage: And one of the scribe's upper case 'A's. |
 | Usage: And another form of upper case 'A' with square lobe. | ||
| D | |||
 | Usage: adoun looped 'd' used throughout. The lower lobe of 'd' is usually quite angular. |  | Usage: briddes |
 | Usage: Domus the 2-shaped element always precedes the upper case 'D'. | ||
| G | |||
 | Usage: sighte double compartment 'g' with small tag to the right of the lower lobe. |  | Usage: euenynges |
 | Usage: Ignoracia 'g' in the scribe's display script. | ||
| H | |||
 | Usage: haue typical 'h' leaning slightly to the right. The tail curves right round clockwise beneath the graph. |  | Usage: Thanne exaggerated ascender of 'h' on the top line with typical decorative tremolo. |
 | Usage: Ihus crossed 'h' in 'Ihus'. | ||
| R | |||
 | Usage: are long 'r' is used throughout. |  | Usage: your typical flourish on final 'r' usually denoting a missing final 'e'. |
 | Usage: þorouȝ on these folios, the scribe rarely adds the otiose stroke below the letter. |  | Usage: Reson the sweeping approach stroke to the left of the letter is obscured by the red paraph. |
| S | |||
 | Usage: see sigma 's' used in initial position. |  | Usage: cherles 8-shaped 's' used in final position. It frequently stands taller than the preceding graph. |
 | Usage: Saueo(ur) upper case 'S'. |  | Usage: preise long 's' used in medial position. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: wher'fore the head of 'w' may be looped as here. |  | Usage: was either one or both arms of the graph can be open at the head. |
 | Usage: Wilde upper case letter at the beginning of a line. The arching head stroke from the left limb is characteristic of Pinkhurst's upper case graph. | ||
| Y | |||
 | Usage: Rotey 'y' is often dotted. |  | Usage: youre |
 | Usage: Youre upper case letter at the beginning of a line. | ||
| Adam's marks | |||
 | Usage: ich Pinkhurst's mark next to the ascender of 'h'. |  | Usage: boþe the same mark against another letter on the top line of the folio. |
 | Usage: ffor hir the first lines on the folio. |  | Usage: Red box surround for commentary reminiscent of Aberystwyth, NLW Peniarth 393D, Chaucer's Boece. |