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Scribal Profile Hand 3 | |
| Current Manuscript: | London, British Library MS Harley 1239 |
| Folios: | 33v-34v |
| Sampled Folios: | 34r |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: art letter 'a' which appears on the top line of the page. The scribe attempts more of a display script for the first few lines on the folio. |  | Usage: and the beginning of the second stanza on the folio and the scribe has settled back to his more normal script. Note that this scribe also copies a long way above the line. |
 | Usage: a the scribe also has a double compartment 'a'. |  | Usage: And the scribe's upper case 'A'. |
| D | |||
 | Usage: Bridill unlooped 'd' used throughout. |  | Usage: gladde |
 | Usage: drede 'd' quite often stands alone with no attempt to form a link with the following letter. However, here, the slight overhamg at the base of the descender is used to form a link with the following 'r'. | ||
| G | |||
 | Usage: gilt the tailed 'g' of this scribe sits well above the line, the tail ending usually just at or just below the line itself. |  | Usage: god tail of 'g' often turns to the right. |
 | Usage: nyght the tails of 'y' and 'g' join up. | ||
| H | |||
 | Usage: thei 'h' as used in initial position, or as here in the more formal script of the top few lines, has a foot at the base of the stem. |  | Usage: schall the 'ch' ligature. No foot on the more informal letter. |
 | Usage: howe some rather jerky letters for a few lines. |  | Usage: His the beginning of a line and therefore the scribe's upper case letter. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: there angled stem for modern 'r'. |  | Usage: worldly 'z'-shaped 'r' used after 'o'. |
 | Usage: merye long 'r' is used infrequently. | ||
| S | |||
 | Usage: as kidney-shaped 's' used on almost every occasion in final position. |  | Usage: is there are one or two examples on this folio of sigma 's' used in final position. |
 | Usage: passit | ||
| W | |||
 | Usage: wynne 'w' as the initial letter. |  | Usage: howe 'w' within a word and the formation is almost as in version 1 although the first arm of the letter is frequently above the level of surrounding letters. |
 | Usage: Was upper case 'W' at the beginning of a line. |  | Usage: nowe the word is on the top line and this is an example of the scribe taking advantage of the extra space. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: allwey the tail of 'y' varies in length. Sometimes it sits on the line itself and sometimes extends below. |  | Usage: pley occasionally the scribe dots the 'y'. |
 | Usage: yoye 'y' used here for 'i'. The scribe spells the word 'joy' variously; 'yoye', ioye, 'Ioye'. |  | Usage: Ye upper case 'Y' at the beginning of a line with the extravagant extra flourishes to begin the letter. |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: Mi |  | Usage: Ne |
 | Usage: I |  | Usage: Pandarus |
| Ampersand | |||
 | Usage: |  | Usage: |
 | Usage: |  | Usage: |
| I | |||
 | Usage: I |  | Usage: I |
 | Usage: I |  | Usage: I |