Scribal Profile John Carpenter | |
| Profiles for this Scribe: | |
| Current Manuscript: | USA, Philadelphia, PA, Rosenbach Museum & Library MS 1083/29 |
| Folios: | 1-161v |
| Sampled Folios: | 1r, 44r |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: as single compartment 'a' used as the lower case graph throughout. |  | Usage: tale |
 | Usage: As distinctive upper case graph with sweeping cross-stroke. |  | Usage: As probably the more usual upper case 'A' on the folios examined with looped extension into the left margin crossed by a pair of vertical parallel lines. |
| D | |||
 | Usage: desclos 'd' is looped but generally the loop is about the same size as the lower compartment. |  | Usage: ded |
 | Usage: briddes the lobe of 'd' is angular rather than rounded in appearance. |  | Usage: Do |
| G | |||
 | Usage: good 'g' is tailed with short thick stroke descending from the right side of the lobe. This then turns clockwise and descends as a finer stroke in tapering fashion. |  | Usage: A mong 'g' in final position almost always has an added vertical tag descending from the extended horizontal head-stroke. |
 | Usage: Iuggement |  | Usage: mighte |
| H | |||
 | Usage: hise 'h' has an open head with tail-stroke which sweeps down at an angle to finish beyond the stem of the graph. |  | Usage: slowh 'h' only seems to be crossed after w. The stem of 'h' is thick, the head-stroke much finer. |
 | Usage: mighte |  | Usage: He an elaborate upper case graph for 'H'. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: rede modern 'r' is used in all positions except where 'z'-shaped 'r' is used. |  | Usage: Vnder |
 | Usage: bruyt 'z'-shaped 'r' is used after 'o' and several round-bodied graphs. |  | Usage: Richardes |
| S | |||
 | Usage: self long 's' is used in initial and medial positions. The stem is thick, the head-stroke fine. |  | Usage: was kidney-shaped 's' is used in final position. |
 | Usage: Confessor |  | Usage: So upper case 'S' with curved strokes at the head and foot. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: we both limbs of 'w' have feet. The head-strokes connect and form a gently curved top to the graph. |  | Usage: How the left arm of 'w' is usually connected to the remainder of the graph at the head. |
 | Usage: two 'w' is a tall letter which towers above surrounding graphs. |  | Usage: Wher upper case letter distinct from the lower case graph because of the curving nature of the left arm which extends into the margin. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: hym the body of 'y' is consistently formed. The tail-strokes are all very fine. |  | Usage: tyme the tails of 'y' vary. Some turn counter-clockwise, some, as in this example have a kinked stroke turning clockwise, and others, as in version 3 are a straight line set at an oblique angle. |
 | Usage: eyen |  | Usage: a yeyn |
| Thorn | |||
 | Usage: þe thorn is used frequently for all purposes. |  | Usage: youþe the stem of thorn is generally long and tapering. The lobe is squarish and sits at the top of the stem. |
 | Usage: þroweþ |  | Usage: Þis the scribe even seems to have an upper case version of his thorn with a parallel stroke shadowing the stem and a larger, even more angular, lobe. |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: To |  | Usage: Bot |
 | Usage: Lo |  | Usage: I |