Scribal Profile Egerton 2658 scribe | |
| Profiles for this Scribe: | 1. England, York, University of York, Borthwick Institute for Archives, Add. 196 |
| Current Manuscript: | England, York, University of York, Borthwick Institute for Archives, Add. 196 |
| Folios: | pp1-76 |
| Sampled Folios: | 1, 2, 50 |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: a single compartment 'a' used throughout. |  | Usage: macomete the head of the graph varies and is sometimes horned as in this example. |
 | Usage: And the scribe has a number of upper case 'A's. |  | Usage: A this is the 'A' found most commonly. |
| D | |||
 | Usage: dredful 'd' is generally formed consistently with neat upper loop and compact, sometimes pointed, lower lobe. |  | Usage: passed this final 'd' is '8'-shaped. |
 | Usage: hadde |  | Usage: Dowel the upper case version of 'D'. |
| G | |||
 | Usage: god 'g' is tailed and the graph has a flat, horizontal head-stroke which extends to link with the following graph. The compartment is almost a triangle. |  | Usage: mornyng the tail of 'g' sometimes continues in a clockwise arc or, as here, turns briefly clockwise and immediately counter-clockwise. This final 'g' is tagged. |
 | Usage: brigges |  | Usage: prologus anglicana double compartment 'g' in the rubric. |
| H | |||
 | Usage: haue 'h' has an arching head-stroke which extends quite a way beyond the line of the shoulder before curling back to make contact. |  | Usage: rightfullych 'h' after 'c' is crossed. |
 | Usage: hight 'h' is also crossed in this combination. |  | Usage: Howe the upper case version. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: rent modern 'r' is used in all positions. |  | Usage: sauiour |
 | Usage: Sorrye 'z'-shaped 'r' follows 'o' and round-bodied graphs such as 'p' and 'b'. Note that a modern 'r' follows the 'z'-shaped version. |  | Usage: Reule |
| S | |||
 | Usage: scabbed long 's' is used in initial position as well as medially. |  | Usage: wedres kidney-shaped 's' is used in final position. |
 | Usage: seson sometimes the head of long 's' extends over a number of following graphs. |  | Usage: Sette |
| W | |||
 | Usage: wake the left limb of 'w' often has a turned foot. |  | Usage: lawe the head-strokes usually curl over to the right. |
 | Usage: dowel 'w' in the display script with 'additions' at the head of the graph. |  | Usage: Wikked a more exaggerated left limb for this upper case 'W'. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: wydous 'y' has a tortured tail which swings immediately left beneath the body of the graph then curls back counter-clockwise. |  | Usage: holy |
 | Usage: myght |  | Usage: dyyng |
| Thorn and Yogh | |||
 | Usage: þus thorn is used frequently on all occasions including as a replacement for 'th'. |  | Usage: sayþ |
 | Usage: aȝen the value of yogh is equivalent to both 'y' and 'gh'. |  | Usage: ȝow |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: And |  | Usage: But |
 | Usage: Til |  | Usage: I upper case 'I' with floreated head. |