Scribal Profile Hand 2 | |
| Current Manuscript: | Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Arch. Selden B.24 |
| Folios: | 209v-228v |
| Sampled Folios: | 218v-219r |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: all single compartment 'a' is used throughout but the scribe has a number of variants of the graph. |  | Usage: war |
 | Usage: warld |  | Usage: At the scribe has a number of upper case graphs for 'A'. This one is the most used on the folios examined. |
| D | |||
 | Usage: deth both looped and unlooped 'd' are used. |  | Usage: and looped 'd' in final position with tag. |
 | Usage: lady a version of 'd' which looks to be looped with the loop filled in with ink. The scribe uses this type quite frequently. |  | Usage: dayis occasionally the scribe uses what seems to be an upper case graph where one would expect a lower case version. This word occurs on the top line so that might be a reason for an upper case graph in that position. However, he also uses the same graph within a line of verse. |
| G | |||
 | Usage: god single compartment 'g' used throughout with very little variation. |  | Usage: walking 'g' in final position with extension of the horizontal slash. |
 | Usage: suagis |  | Usage: briggit |
| H | |||
 | Usage: hert the stem of 'h' varies in height. The limb is thick and curved with very little tail. |  | Usage: quhich 'h' in final position with extremely thick limb-stroke. |
 | Usage: Almithti |  | Usage: How the upper case graph. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: remede 'z'-shaped 'r' is used throughout in all positions. |  | Usage: ar 'r' in final position. |
 | Usage: verray |  | Usage: Rent this may be the upper case 'R'! |
| S | |||
 | Usage: suete long 's' is used in initial and medial positions. |  | Usage: Is kidney-shaped 's' is used in final position. |
 | Usage: Dayis a 6-shaped 's' with curving approach stroke is also used in final position occasionally. |  | Usage: So the scribe's upper case graph. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: with 'w' is always of the same formation. The initial stroke is very thick. There is then a curved second stroke which has a foot at the lower end and a horizontal stroke leading to the final loop. |  | Usage: now |
 | Usage: away 'w' is usually bigger than surrounding graphs. |  | Usage: Warying upper case 'W' at the beginning of a line. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: my the basic shape of the body of this graph does not vary alot. The tail-stroke varies in legth and curvature. |  | Usage: hytht |
 | Usage: fayntee in this example, the tail of 'y' ascends to join to the following 'n'. |  | Usage: away a thick, straight descending stroke for the tail of 'y'. |
| Thorn and Yogh | |||
 | Usage: þt thorn is used rarely and usually only for the contraction of 'that' and the definite article. |  | Usage: þe |
 | Usage: ȝou yogh is also only used occasionally as equivalent to 'y'. |  | Usage: ȝe |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: The some of the scribe's upper case graphs are quite elaborate. |  | Usage: Allace |
 | Usage: Bot |  | Usage: Prince |