Scribal Profile John Carpenter | |
| Profiles for this Scribe: | 1. USA, New York, NY, Pierpont Morgan Library & Museum MS M 817 |
| Current Manuscript: | USA, New York, NY, Pierpont Morgan Library & Museum MS M 817 |
| Folios: | 2-120 |
| Sampled Folios: | 16r, 43v |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: and this very stylized textura hand may have been selected especially for this manuscript. Single compartment 'a' is used throughout. The compartment is square in shape with straight sides and hairlines to close. There is often a horn at the head. |  | Usage: allas |
 | Usage: And upper case 'A's are more usually on the model of version 4. However, occasionally the scribe adds loops at either side of the head. |  | Usage: And the more usual 'A' graph with squarish additions above and below the central curving line. Extra loops and flourishes may be added at beginning and end of the curving stroke. |
| D | |||
 | Usage: destresse the scribe's 'd's are consistent throughout. They are looped and the lobe is triangular. |  | Usage: afterward |
 | Usage: nakede on both the folios examined. 'd' on the top line is unlooped, with single angled line for the down-stroke. |  | Usage: Criseyde |
| G | |||
 | Usage: gladed secretary tailed 'g' is used throughout. There is a hairline stroke to join the two sides of the upper compartment leaving a horned effect at the head. |  | Usage: þyng 'g' in final position with horizontal extended slash and tag to finish. The tails of all tailed graphs tend to be fine and often with curved or curled additions. |
 | Usage: nought 'g' in 'ght' combination. |  | Usage: God |
| H | |||
 | Usage: hym the scribe's regular lower case 'h'. In this example there are three points to the left of the stem. One is the place where the head-stroke begins, the second is where the loop from the head-stroke crosses back through the stem, and the third is where the scribe places his nib to form the angled foot. However, he obviously sees these addenda as decorative features. They occur also on the stems of 'b', 'l' and 'k'. |  | Usage: which crossed 'h' after 'c'. |
 | Usage: Thorugh this image is taken from a folio earlier in the manuscript when the scribe was making his decorative features even more elaborate. |  | Usage: How a fancy upper case 'H' with angled head-stroke forming a triangle, a shadow stroke to the stem with angled foot and a looped extension from the stem into the left margin. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: right modern 'r' used in all positions except after 'o'. Note also the mark above the 'i' which is almost like an infinity mark. This may be an identifying feature of this scribe's hand as well as other individual traits. |  | Usage: liber |
 | Usage: lord 'z'-shaped 'r' used after 'o'. There is always a curling otiose stroke from the lower left corner of the graph. |  | Usage: Recordynge upper case graph at the beginning of a line. |
| S | |||
 | Usage: sentement long 's' is used throughout in initial and medial positions. It has a long tapering stem and an angled head-stroke. |  | Usage: is kidney-shaped 's' is always used in final position. |
 | Usage: deuyse another examle of ;ong 's'. |  | Usage: Sire compared with most of the scribe's other elaborate graphs, upper case 'S' is unremarkable. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: who the scribe's 'w's are elaborate and uniform. The square tops to the arms are consistent with the angular appearance of the tops of other graphs. |  | Usage: now image to show 'w' in final position and its height in relation to previous graphs. |
 | Usage: werke occasionally the scribe provides a rounded top to the arms of 'w'. However, with the angled foot to the left arm and the spikey appearance of the 'B'-shaped element to the right, the graph still appears angular. |  | Usage: Wex upper case graph at the beginning of a line. All initial letters are tipped with yellow. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: yow an angular appearance to the body of the letter. The tail of 'y', as with other tailed graphs, is fine and of varying length with added curls and flourishes. |  | Usage: redy 'y' in final position in a line. Each line is followed by a diamond-shaped punctus point. |
 | Usage: swich þyng from the bottom line of the folio. |  | Usage: Ye |
| Thorn | |||
 | Usage: þe |  | Usage: þis |
 | Usage: þus |  | Usage: boþe |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: That |  | Usage: I the more usual upper case 'I'. |
 | Usage: I this may be closer to the scribe's normal upper case 'i' when he is not writing in his 'special' script. |  | Usage: And the only upper case 'A' which deviates from the shape defined in the description of the 'a' graph. |
| l, b, v, | |||
 | Usage: Caliope note the angular head of lower case 'l'. |  | Usage: brynge |
 | Usage: voys |  | Usage: þank |
| Decorative Features | |||
 | Usage: The top line of the folio with the scribe's decorative treatment of the ascenders. |  | Usage: Explicit and Incipit again with decorative work in red ink by the scribe. |
 | Usage: Illuminated initial |  | Usage: Close-up of the tops of letters in the Explicit. |