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Scribal Profile HM 144 Scribe | |
| Profiles for this Scribe: | 2. USA, California, San Marino, Henry E. Huntington Library MS HM 144 |
| Current Manuscript: | USA, San Marino, CA, Henry E. Huntington Library MS HM 144 |
| Folios: | 1-151r |
| Sampled Folios: | 100r |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: biwaile single compartment 'a' used throughout. |  | Usage: adu(er)site the extension of the hairline closing stroke is visible on many of his letters, (e, g, o), and seen here to the left of the lobe of 'a'. |
 | Usage: And upper case 'A' has the same extended hairline, here at both ends. |  | Usage: Au(n)gil |
| D | |||
 | Usage: tregede unlooped 'd' is used throughout. |  | Usage: Dou(n) the upper case letter. |
 | Usage: goddis thick stems and another extension of the hairline beyond the stem. |  | Usage: Damassene upper case letter. |
| G | |||
 | Usage: degre double compartment diamond-shaped 'g's are used throughout. |  | Usage: brynge 'g' with extra hairline tag at the head. |
 | Usage: though 'g' with following crossed 'h'. |  | Usage: bygynne 'g' between two 'y's. |
| H | |||
 | Usage: hem the space between stem and shoulder is wide. The limb is short, rarely extending to any length. |  | Usage: whiche 'ch' combination with extended hairline on 'c'. |
 | Usage: Through crossed 'h' following 'g'. The head-loop rejoins the stem high up. |  | Usage: though he the cross bar is very long. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: remedie modern 'r' used exclusively in every position except as in version 2 below. |  | Usage: Lucifer 'z'-shaped 'r' used in the scribe's display script. |
 | Usage: finger the 'r' graph is always of the same formation. |  | Usage: consecrate |
| S | |||
 | Usage: cours sigma 's' used in final position. A hairline closure at the top of the graph and a downward turning extension. |  | Usage: speke long 's' frequently has a split stem. |
 | Usage: So upper case 'S'. |  | Usage: Damassene splayed double 's'. The scribe does the same with 'ff'. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: biwaile double 'v' formation of 'w' although it is difficult to see any connecting stroke from the left limb. |  | Usage: Now |
 | Usage: With upper case 'W' with spikey 'B'-shaped element at the right. | ||
| Y | |||
 | Usage: may the tail of 'y' turns counter-clockwise at the fork of the two strokes. The tail describes a mild curve. |  | Usage: synne |
 | Usage: worldly |  | Usage: hym |
| Thorn and Yogh | |||
 | Usage: þt thorn is only used occasionally. |  | Usage: þe the construction of the lobe is triangular. |
 | Usage: ȝet yogh is used only twice on the folio examined and is representative of the sound 'y'. |  | Usage: ȝette |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: The |  | Usage: Beth |
 | Usage: Lo |  | Usage: Now |