Scribal Profile Beryn Scribe | |
| Profiles for this Scribe: | 7. Oxford, St John's College MS 57 |
| Current Manuscript: | Oxford, St John's College MS 57 |
| Folios: | 1-240 |
| Sampled Folios: | 85r, 224r |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: and double compartment 'a' with straight sides and cross-stroke dividing the compartment. |  | Usage: answere |
 | Usage: may the scribe often uses a double compartment graph for 'a' which rises well above the level of surrounding graphs. |  | Usage: And |
| D | |||
 | Usage: disciplis looped 'd' with point at the left of the bowl. |  | Usage: ȝeld 'd' in final position with long descending tag. |
 | Usage: kynde oval-shaped loop and bowl for this graph. |  | Usage: De |
| G | |||
 | Usage: goodis double compartment 'g' with large triangular lower compartment. |  | Usage: dignite tailed 'g' with cross-stroke at head and counter-clockwise turn for the tail. Used alongside double compartment 'g'. |
 | Usage: suggetis |  | Usage: rekenyng 'g' in final position with lengthy descending tag. |
| H | |||
 | Usage: hem triangular head-stroke of 'h' with tail-stroke turning clockwise then looping back to cross the limb and join on to the next graph. |  | Usage: forthe the tail of 'h' turns counter-clockwise. |
 | Usage: childis the head-loop of 'h' frequently presents as a right-angled triangle. |  | Usage: Howe |
| R | |||
 | Usage: rekenyng both 'z'-shaped 'r' and modern 'r' are used, with the 'z'-shaped version sometimes used in initial position. |  | Usage: degre |
 | Usage: their a very occasional long 'r' may be found, usually in final position. |  | Usage: ordures two examples of 'r' in this word. |
| S | |||
 | Usage: sais sigma 's' used in initial and final positions. |  | Usage: also long 's' is used medially, sometimes with exaggerated head which continues across the top of several graphs. |
 | Usage: shul occasional use of long 's' in initial position. |  | Usage: Salamon |
| W | |||
 | Usage: word a double 'v' form of 'w'. |  | Usage: rewlid 'w' with 'v' to begin and the 'B'-shaped element to finish. |
 | Usage: Howe 'w' with head-loops closed. |  | Usage: nat wele example to show how the left limb of 'w' is sometimes exaggerated. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: they current form of 'y'. |  | Usage: foly |
 | Usage: rekenyng current form with lengthened tail-stroke. |  | Usage: kynde |
| Thorn and Yogh | |||
 | Usage: þurghe thorn is used occasionally. 'Th' is more commonly used for the definite article. |  | Usage: þt |
 | Usage: ȝeld yogh is used frequently as equivalent to the sounds of both 'y' and of 'gh'. |  | Usage: vntauȝte |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: That |  | Usage: Prelatis |
 | Usage: God |  | Usage: Of |