Scribal Profile Beryn Scribe | |
| Profiles for this Scribe: | 6. Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Tanner 11 |
| Current Manuscript: | Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Tanner 11 |
| Folios: | Pages 1-116, 140 (line 19)-163, 164 (lines 27-31) 196 (corrected ex catchword), 205 (line 4)-209 (line 3) |
| Sampled Folios: | p.7 |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: and straight-sided 'a' with horizontal cross-bar. |  | Usage: And |
 | Usage: made note the oversized 'a' within the word, a typical feature of this scribe. | ||
| D | |||
 | Usage: And 'd' in final position with more rounded aspect. |  | Usage: dayes a more pointed lower lobe on this initial letter. This is the scribe's more usual practise. |
 | Usage: discomfetid again a 'd' in initial position with squared-off pointed lower lobe. |  | Usage: discomfetid unlooped 'd' is also in this scribe's repertoire. |
| G | |||
 | Usage: homage secretary 'g' with tail with reverse loop. |  | Usage: a grete the lower lobe is oval and larger than the upper lobe. |
 | Usage: kyng 'g' with hooked tag in final position. |  | Usage: Goffare upper case 'G' with vertical bisector. |
| H | |||
 | Usage: he the limb and tail-stroke finishes with a thick, flattened termination. |  | Usage: this the head-loop of 'h' cuts through the top of the shoulder. |
 | Usage: hihe the second 'h' in this word and unusually the limb descends and the tail-stroke turns to the right rather than the scribe's usual practise of continuing the stroke clockwise. |  | Usage: howe occasionally the head stroke is open and arched over the following graph. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: Brute long 'r' and modern 'r' used in every position. The scribe does not seem to have a preference for either. |  | Usage: grete |
 | Usage: ther final long 'r' with flourish. |  | Usage: Brute 'z'-shaped 'r' is used occasionally. |
| S | |||
 | Usage: Goddes sigma 's' is always used in final position. |  | Usage: ressevid long 's' is used in initial and medial positions. |
 | Usage: shippes sigma 's' used in initial position. It may be an upper case graph for a noun. | ||
| W | |||
 | Usage: was a word on the top line of the folio and underlined in red because it is a title. The scribe uses an extended left limb with looped approach stroke and double lobe on the right. | | Usage: Howe also on the top line of the folio. |
 | Usage: was a simpler form with single loop at the right. The scribe still has an arching approach stroke although there are examples on this folio of 'w's with no approach stroke at all. |  | Usage: power an unusual looped anglicana 'w' for this scribe. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: wynde the tail of 'y' varies from this more normal rendering. |  | Usage: strongly the left limb is curved and stands awkwardly apart from the right element of the graph. |
 | Usage: they | ||
| v | |||
 | Usage: vp curving approach stroke which the scribe also uses for the 'w' graph. |  | Usage: covenau(n)te the 'v' resembles the scribe's 'b'. |
 | Usage: resseyvid in similar style to the left limb of 'w', the left limb of 'v' extends way beyond the height of surrounding graphs. |  | Usage: haven |
| b | |||
 | Usage: bataill looped heads of 'l', 'h' and 'b' are all similarly executed. |  | Usage: brouȝte because the vertical of the graph is more of a curve in this example, it is easier to see the similarity with 'V'. |
 | Usage: assemblit |  | Usage: Brute several of the upper case 'B's on this folio are preceded by a closed circular stroke. |
| Thorn and Yogh | |||
 | Usage: þey |  | Usage: þat |
 | Usage: brouȝte yogh with long descender characteristic of this scribe. Yogh representative of the 'gh' element. |  | Usage: ȝewe yogh as equivalent of an initial 'y' sound. |