Scribal Profile Hand 2 | |
| Current Manuscript: | London, British Library MS Sloane 1685 |
| Folios: | 46v-62v |
| Sampled Folios: | 46v |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: mares the shape of this graph varies little. The upper compartment sits just proud of preceding and following letters. |  | Usage: And first letter of a line. |
 | Usage: And another slight variation on the upper case letter. | ||
| D | |||
 | Usage: Toward the lower lobe of looped 'd' frequently disports a small tag which gives a pointed look to the lower lobe. |  | Usage: seide in this example the letter is rounder. |
 | Usage: Toward 'd' in final position with descending tag. | ||
| G | |||
 | Usage: goth double compartment 'diamond' 'g' used throughout. |  | Usage: seigh 'gh' combination. |
 | Usage: lepyng | ||
| H | |||
 | Usage: This arching head-loop and foot at the base of the stem in this example of 'h'. |  | Usage: harrow the stem of 'h' does not always have the angled foot and the head-stroke may return to connect with the stem. |
 | Usage: Iohn example of crossed 'h'. |  | Usage: He upper case 'H' to begin a line with attached otiose curve to the left of the stem which extends into the left margin. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: trowe modern 'r' is used on almost every occasion on this folio. Sometimes configured with a straight initial minim. |  | Usage: mares two or three examples of long 'r' on this folio. |
 | Usage: corn the only instance of 'z'-shaped 'r' on the folio. |  | Usage: Meller detached head with flourish for this 'r' in final position.. |
| S | |||
 | Usage: is sigma 's' is used in most initial and final positions. |  | Usage: shuld long 's' used here in initial position but used elsewhere medially. |
 | Usage: Steppe upper case 'S'. | ||
| W | |||
 | Usage: word all the scribe's 'w's are this same basic shape. |  | Usage: was inclination to the left of both arms of 'w'. The 'B'-shaped element is to the right. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: fynt |  | Usage: wardeyn the scribe occasionally joins 'y' to the following letter, especially when the 'n' graph follows. |
 | Usage: Yit 'Y' in initial position in the line. 'y' is rarely dotted and there is only one other example on this folio. | ||
| Thorn | |||
 | Usage: forþ thorn is used frequently in every position in a word. On this folio, the 'th' combination is used on three occasions which occur at the beginning of a line. Otherwise only on one other occasion is 'th' used within the text. Thorn is used at all other times. |  | Usage: þikke' |
 | Usage: boþen | ||
| Serrated Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: Toward a peculiar serrated form of upper case 'T'. The scribe also uses an upper case version of 'T' with no serration. Hand 1 in this manuscript also used some graphs serrated at the left side. |  | Usage: Oure again a serrated left side to this letter 'O'. |
| Yogh | |||
 | Usage: þorouȝ yogh used for 'gh' in this word. The same word is repeated on the same line and again the yogh is used. There are no other examples on this folio. | ||