Scribal Profile Hand 2 | |
| Current Manuscript: | USA, San Marino, CA, Henry E. Huntington Library MS El 26 A.13 |
| Folios: | 116r-127r |
| Sampled Folios: | 125r |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: desolate double compartment 'a' is used throughout. |  | Usage: al sometimes the head of 'a' appears horned. |
 | Usage: And the scribe uses two forms of upper case 'A' on the folio examined. |  | Usage: An the second and less-used version of upper case 'A' which is basically a larger version of the lower case form. |
| D | |||
 | Usage: dredful (first 'd') d's are all unlooped with curved stroke at the head to close off the lobe. |  | Usage: hadde 'd' in ligature with following 'e'. |
 | Usage: daung(er) |  | Usage: Desolate |
| G | |||
 | Usage: go double compartment 'g' is used throughout. The upper compartment has a vertical alignment, the lower squashed compartment is horizontal. |  | Usage: daung(er) 'g' in final position with vertical tag attached and separate 'er' abbreviative mark above. |
 | Usage: þynggis the horizontal dash leaves the upper compartment at the top. |  | Usage: rightful |
| H | |||
 | Usage: haue 'h' often has a short horizontal stroke at the left of the top of the stem. |  | Usage: hym the shoulder turns before the limb descends in a slight curving stroke with the tail a mere hairline tag to finish. |
 | Usage: worshiped a fine tag at the lower end of the limb is the only 'tail'. |  | Usage: He upper case 'H'. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: grete modern 'r' is used in all positions except after 'o'. |  | Usage: after |
 | Usage: forsake 'z'-shaped 'r' is always used after 'o'. There is an otiose stroke descending at an angle from the lower left of the graph. | ||
| S | |||
 | Usage: schal a straight 's' with slight turn on the foot is used in initial and medial positions. |  | Usage: loueris '8'-shaped 's' with horned head and straight tag angled upwards from the top of the graph is used in final position. |
 | Usage: Confessyng |  | Usage: Synnyng upper case 'S' with horizontal head and base strokes. The graph is bisected by a pair of parallel lines and washed with yellow. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: worshiped the 'w' graph is evenly formed. The limbs are upright and there is a 'B'-shaped element at the right. |  | Usage: Now |
 | Usage: wt |  | Usage: What the upper case graph is the same as the lower case one except perhaps for a slight extension in the length of the limbs. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: wyndow 'y' is also consistently formed. The left limb is straight. |  | Usage: ys the right limb is slightly angled before turning at a forty-five degree angle to join the left limb at the fork and continue as the tail-stroke. |
 | Usage: lyvyng the tail flicks counter-clockwise at the end. |  | Usage: Ys |
| Thorn | |||
 | Usage: þynggis the lobe of thorn often extends the length of the stem. |  | Usage: þan |
 | Usage: þt |  | Usage: Þ(er)fore |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: The |  | Usage: Now |
 | Usage: ffor |  | Usage: I |