Scribal Profile Hand A | |
| Current Manuscript: | London, British Library MS Egerton 913 |
| Identification: | Possibly Thomas Hoccleve |
| Folios: | ff1-26v, 31r-36v |
| Sampled Folios: | 1r, 11v, 21v, 31v, 36v |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: taught two main shapes for single compartment 'a'. This 'a' has a horned head. |  | Usage: that simple single compartment 'a' with joining hairline. |
 | Usage: And the most frequently used upper compartment 'A' with upper lobe leaning to the left. |  | Usage: Anglica upper compartment 'A', very similar to one of the versions used by Hoccleve. |
| D | |||
 | Usage: dwelle 'd' is evenly formed with angular lobe and decisive upper loop. |  | Usage: goddes |
 | Usage: world 'd' in final position with tag. |  | Usage: Dennis upper case 'D' with upper loop extended far out to the left. |
| G | |||
 | Usage: grete secretary lower case 'g' with exaggerated tail following a clockwise arc ending in an upward curve which then turns down. |  | Usage: thought |
 | Usage: legges 'g's with angled flat head strokes. |  | Usage: God |
| H | |||
 | Usage: hiere lower case 'h' is set at a slight slant. |  | Usage: verrailiche a more upright version with tail curving counter-clockwise to finish. |
 | Usage: he a more slanted version of 'h'. |  | Usage: He upper case 'H' with loop attached to the stem extending into the left margin. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: reule both modern and long 'r' are used. |  | Usage: hir long 'r', which in fact is not very long, is probably favoured over modern 'r' on the folio examined. |
 | Usage: more 'z'-shaped 'r' may or may not have the otiose stroke addition to the lower left. |  | Usage: Rebus |
| S | |||
 | Usage: shal long 's' is used in initial and medial positions. The stroke is thicker in the centre with tapering tail and finer head. |  | Usage: bokes kidney-shaped 's' used in final position. |
 | Usage: agrise the stem of 's' may be split as in this example. |  | Usage: Som |
| W | |||
 | Usage: written 'w' is evenly formed with closed head loops and single compartment at the right. |  | Usage: thewed sometimes the left arm has a slight angled foot. |
 | Usage: how |  | Usage: Wher |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: tyme the tail of 'y' sometimes angles first clockwise, then curls round counter-clockwise and continues up over the body of the graph, finally ending well above the upper level of the letters. |  | Usage: wryte the tail of 'y' extends under the previous graphs and ends with a small curve down. |
 | Usage: wysdome |  | Usage: queyntise |
| Yogh | |||
 | Usage: ȝif yogh is used as equivalent to the 'y' element. |  | Usage: aȝeyn |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: Torpor the scribe has some distinctive upper case graphs. |  | Usage: Incipit the stem of 'I' has a loop addition to the left. The head stroke is often a loop which curves deeply before meeting the stem below the head. |
 | Usage: Beleeue 'B' with a 'Z'-shaped element in front of the lower lobe of the graph. |  | Usage: Now upper case 'N' with feet and arched approach stroke. |