Scribal Profile Hand 2 | |
| Current Manuscript: | USA, Austin, Texas, University of Texas at Austin, The Harry Ransom Center, pre-100 MS 143 (Cardigan) |
| Folios: | 175v-245 |
| Sampled Folios: | 175v |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: armys double compartment 'a' used in this section. |  | Usage: what |
 | Usage: talle where 'a' is the second letter, it often drops below the level of the first graph. It may be seen on several occasions on this folio. |  | Usage: Al |
| D | |||
 | Usage: dar 'd' has an angular lobe and loop which extends back just beyond the body of the graph. |  | Usage: honde |
 | Usage: qd tagged 'd' in this abbreviation. |  | Usage: D?aune possibly an upper case graph but apart from size, not significantly different from the lower case letter. |
| G | |||
 | Usage: game double compartment anglicana 'g' is used as well as the tailed versions in 3 and 4. |  | Usage: bigge rather strange and wobbly versions of the 'g' with the first example not sure whether it is double or tailed 'g'. |
 | Usage: god tailed 'g' with tail extending back in a horizontal line. |  | Usage: þou goste |
| H | |||
 | Usage: honde some of the scribe's 'h's have a foot at the base of the stem. |  | Usage: seyth the limb may be straight, as here, or slightly curved as in version 1. |
 | Usage: chiere occasionally the tail flicks counter-clockwise to finish. |  | Usage: Iohn crossed 'h' is usual in this name. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: here use of 'r' is mixed. Both long and modern 'r' are found with long 'r' probably in the majority. |  | Usage: hier long 'r' in final position with flourish. |
 | Usage: your modern 'r' in final position with flourish. |  | Usage: matere on this folio 'z'-shaped 'r' is found after 'o', 'e' and 'i'. However, modern 'r' also follows 'e'. |
| S | |||
 | Usage: p(er)ilous long 's' used most frequently as the initial letter, though see version 3. |  | Usage: shall kidney-shaped 's' always used in final position. |
 | Usage: skynne sigma 's' as the initial graph. |  | Usage: passe |
| W | |||
 | Usage: way the scribe has several versions of 'w'. Here the extended left limb has a long arching approach stroke. |  | Usage: trewly 'w' with closed head-loops. |
 | Usage: wt |  | Usage: What at the beginning of a line but must not be taken as the scribe's preference for the upper case version. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: y the tail of 'y' varies in length at random. |  | Usage: way |
 | Usage: fadyre |  | Usage: feyth |
| Thorn | |||
 | Usage: þt the superscript letter is placed above the thorn. |  | Usage: Þt the only other example of thorn on this folio. There are no yoghs. |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: But |  | Usage: Ryde |
 | Usage: Or |  | Usage: I |