Scribal Profile Hand 4 | |
| Profiles for this Scribe: | |
| Current Manuscript: | USA, San Marino, CA, Henry E. Huntington Library MS HM 28561 |
| Folios: | 326-337v (art. 10) |
| Sampled Folios: | 326r |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: grace the scribe uses a mixture of anglicana and secretary forms. He has both double and single compartment 'a'. Here the 'a' is straight-sided with horizontal cross-bar. |  | Usage: and a very angular single compartment 'a'. |
 | Usage: Capitulum a horned effect to this graph in his more formal script for the glosses. |  | Usage: Archebiship |
| D | |||
 | Usage: dede the scribe uses both looped and unlooped 'd'. 'd' is sometimes ligatured with 'e'. |  | Usage: dude both 'd's are looped in this example. The lower lobe of the first 'd' is very pointed. |
 | Usage: buddud d' in final position with tag. |  | Usage: Dethe upper case 'D'. |
| G | |||
 | Usage: god only the secretary form of 'g' is used on the folio examined. The angled stroke making up the left side of the lobe is unusual. |  | Usage: Aigolonde the tail is presented in a number of different ways. Here the tail turns clockwise and extends horizontally beneath the preceding graph. |
 | Usage: knyght |  | Usage: Gauelon upper case 'G' with parallel line decoration. |
| H | |||
 | Usage: helthe (first 'h') most of the scribe's 'h' graphs have a distinctly angled foot. |  | Usage: Archebiship the tail of 'h' is usually neatly contained beneath the graph. |
 | Usage: beginneth the tail of 'h' turns clockwise and runs horizontal along the line. |  | Usage: Here elaborately finished 'H' to begin the incipit to the Prologue. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: right modern 'r' is used in all positions. |  | Usage: Furre |
 | Usage: grete 'z'-shaped 'r' is used after 'o' and other round-bodied graphs. |  | Usage: Roulonde |
| S | |||
 | Usage: speris long 's' is used in initial and medial positions. It is a neatly executed graph with even formation, finishing just below the level of the line. |  | Usage: greuous kidney-shaped 's' is used in final position. |
 | Usage: Sarȝyns upper case version of 'S' within the text. |  | Usage: Story a serpentine 'S' with decorative features is used in the gloss. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: wile again, the formation of 'w' hardly deviates. The scribe is well in control of all features of his copying. |  | Usage: how |
 | Usage: wt |  | Usage: wherefore |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: yow 'y' is undotted and has a short tail. |  | Usage: many |
 | Usage: ydolle |  | Usage: namys |
| Thorn and Yogh | |||
Usage: þe thorn used for the definite article and also for pronouns. |  | Usage: þt | |
 | Usage: fflyȝt yogh is used as equivalent to 'gh'. |  | Usage: ȝere here yogh is used as equivalent to 'y'. Yogh is also used as 'z' in the word 'Sarȝyns'. |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: Emp(er)oure the neat formation of graphs is also seen in the scribe's upper case letters. |  | Usage: Charlis another variation on upper case 'C' may be seen in version 4. |
 | Usage: Iame |  | Usage: Citte |