Scribal Profile Hand B | |
| Profiles for this Scribe: | |
| Current Manuscript: | London, British Library MS Egerton 913 |
| Folios: | ff27r-30v |
| Sampled Folios: | 27 |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: atte the scribe uses an anglicana 'a' with double compartment most of the time. |  | Usage: vengeance however, he does use secretary single compartment 'a' occasionally. |
 | Usage: mannes the upper compartment often displays a horizontal squeezed aspect. |  | Usage: A upper case 'A' with squarish lower lobe. |
| D | |||
 | Usage: drough both lobe and loop of 'd' have an oval appearance. |  | Usage: and do |
 | Usage: hadde |  | Usage: Medusa |
| G | |||
 | Usage: vengeaunce double compartment 'g' with both compartments approximately the same size. |  | Usage: A mong 'g' in final position with a circle attached to the horizontal finishing stroke. |
 | Usage: a bought |  | Usage: Gorgones |
| H | |||
 | Usage: hert 'h' is evenly formed with curled tail. |  | Usage: which 'h' following 'g' and 'c' is always crossed. |
 | Usage: drough |  | Usage: How upper case 'H' with triangular head-stroke. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: respicientes there are only a few examples of 'r' on this folio and they are long 'r' and 'z'-shaped 'r'. |  | Usage: matiere the final 'e' is attached to the end of the right arm of 'r'. |
 | Usage: Bewar 'z'-shaped 'r' is used after all vowels, after round-bodied graphs and occasionally after other letters as well. |  | Usage: tres |
| S | |||
 | Usage: subito both long 's' and sigma 's' are used in initial positions. Sigma 's' is also used in final position. |  | Usage: houndes kidney-shaped 's' in final position. |
 | Usage: liknesse long 's' is also used in medial positions. |  | Usage: Set upper case 'S' which is circular with diagonal internal line. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: what the head strokes of 'w' are closed with 'B'-shaped element to the right. |  | Usage: myswent |
 | Usage: dowhtres the left limb of 'w' is frequently set higher than the right. |  | Usage: Whiche |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: vnhappelye 'y' may or may not be dotted. |  | Usage: yhe |
 | Usage: Ouyde the second stroke of 'y' makes contact with the first stroke close to the head of that stroke. |  | Usage: myhte |
| Thorn | |||
 | Usage: þat thorn is used for all pronouns and demonstrative adjectives as well as for verb endings where appropriate. |  | Usage: A cordeþ the stem begins as a thick stroke at the head but tapers to a fine point to finish. |
 | Usage: þridde thorn is also used to replace 'th' on some occasions. |  | Usage: þ(er) |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: That upper case graphs similar to those of hand A. 'T' consists of three strokes with the body of the graph a curving 'C'. |  | Usage: Bewar angualr 'Z' or '2'-shaped element in front of the graph. |
 | Usage: Ouyde |  | Usage: Men |