Scribal Profile Hand 1 | |
| Current Manuscript: | Cambridge, Cambridge University Library MS Ee.2.15, part 2 |
| Folios: | 1-16v (Mirk's Festial) |
| Sampled Folios: | 4r |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: gate both single and double compartment 'a' used by the scribe to no definite pattern. |  | Usage: and flat angled hairline to complete the upper compartment. |
 | Usage: And |  | Usage: Aungel |
| D | |||
 | Usage: doynge 'd' may have either an angled or a rounded lobe. |  | Usage: lord 'd' in final position attracts a tag. |
 | Usage: knelid downe |  | Usage: lord(is) |
| G | |||
 | Usage: gylden again 'g' is present in both double and single compartment versions. |  | Usage: gate the upper lobe of the single compartment 'g' is rounded with tail which almost returns back to the lobe. |
 | Usage: garland the lower compartment of 'g' is sometimes slightly in advance of the upper compartment. |  | Usage: bryght |
| H | |||
 | Usage: husbonde 'h' often has a tail stroke which loops round and crosses the limb to connect with the following graph. |  | Usage: Ioachym triangular head-stroke in this example. |
 | Usage: that the tail of 'h' sometimes turns counter-clockwise to finish. |  | Usage: thought |
| R | |||
 | Usage: rose generally, modern 'r' is used in initial and medial positions and long 'r' is used in final position. However there can be exceptions. |  | Usage: her long 'r' with flourish in final position. |
 | Usage: gadrid 'z'-shaped 'r' used after some vowels and after round-bodied graphs. |  | Usage: our modern 'r' in final position with flourish, perhaps to replace a missing 'e'. |
| S | |||
 | Usage: sette both long 's' and sigma 's' used in initial positions. |  | Usage: so |
 | Usage: his sigma 's' is used in final position, |  | Usage: hast long 's' with angled fine head-stroke to join with the top of 't'. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: wepynge the scribe uses a variety of 'w's, this version being probably the most elaborate with 'B' shaped element at the right. |  | Usage: wer a less elaborate graph with single lobe at the right. |
 | Usage: wente straight-sided 'w' with single lobe at the right. |  | Usage: now 'w' with exaggerated closed triangular head-loop. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: lady the body of 'y' is generally consistent. The curve of the tail varies as it also varies in length, thickness and curl. |  | Usage: thynge |
 | Usage: hym |  | Usage: lykynge |
| Thorn and Yogh | |||
 | Usage: þu thorn is mainly used for pronouns and demonstratives, generally with superscript set above the graph. |  | Usage: þt |
 | Usage: nyȝt yogh is used to represent both the 'y' and the 'gh' elements. |  | Usage: forȝete |
| Serendipity | |||
 | Usage: I |  | Usage: Than |
 | Usage: to Anne the scribe allows himself licence on the top line. |  | Usage: bade here again, a top-line feature. |