Scribal Profile Astrolabe scribe | |
| Profiles for this Scribe: | 2. Oxford, Bodleian Library MS E. Musaeo 54 (SC 3554) |
| Current Manuscript: | Oxford, Bodleian Library MS e. Musaeo 54 |
| Identification: | This scribe also copied CUL Dd 3.53 part 2 |
| Folios: | 1-29v |
| Sampled Folios: | 23r |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: as double compartment lower case 'a' is the scribe's preferred form. |  | Usage: same secretary 'a' is used from time to time. |
 | Usage: Also |  | Usage: Assencion |
| D | |||
 | Usage: heued looped 'd' used throughout. |  | Usage: declaracion |
| G | |||
 | Usage: signes interesting construction of the letter 'g' which can be seen clearly in both versions 1 and 2. |  | Usage: signe the finishing tag on the lower lobe where the scribe removes his nib is easily visible. |
 | Usage: signes the lower compartment is not always left open. |  | Usage: sagittar |
| H | |||
 | Usage: the 'h' has a tall stem. The head-loop grazes the shoulder and is therefore quite sizeable. |  | Usage: the sometimes the tail-stroke of 'h' flicks to the right. |
 | Usage: south crossed 'h' in the 'th' combination. | ||
| R | |||
 | Usage: ther long 'r' and modern 'r' used almost interchangeably with a slight preponderance of long 'r'. | | Usage: Orisonte |
 | Usage: Rekne |  | Usage: verrei |
| S | |||
 | Usage: degrees kidney-shaped 's' is only used in final position but sigma 's' may also be used in final position. |  | Usage: signes sigma 's' used in both initial and final position. |
 | Usage: signes long 's' used in initial position. Evidence of a long oblique approach stroke clearly visible. The scribe uses the same long approach stroke on his 'f'. |  | Usage: signes not an upper case letter. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: which 'w' has the 'B'-shaped element at the right and the left limb usually arches over the rest of the graph. |  | Usage: waite |
 | Usage: knowe on the top line of text. | ||
| Y | |||
 | Usage: v(er)ry 'y' almost always has some kind of mark above. The shape of the letter is very consistent. |  | Usage: Almury |
 | Usage: eu(er)y | ||
| Thorn and Yogh | |||
 | Usage: þt the only examples of thorn on this folio are for the abbreviation of 'that'. |  | Usage: þt in both these examples, the thorn slopes backwards and the superscript letter is angled forward. |
 | Usage: ȝodiak the only example of the use of yogh is as here for the sound 'z'. | ||
| Ampersand | |||
 | Usage: Ampersand is used frequently throughout the text on this folio. The accompanying stroke over the ampersand is set at various different angles. |  | Usage: |
 | Usage: |  | Usage: |