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John Marchaunt or Scribe D
Profiles for this Scribe:
5. London, University of London, Senate House, Sterling Library MS V.88
 
Current Manuscript:London, University of London, Senate House, Sterling Library MS V.88
Folios:1-126
Sampled Folios:22r, 93r
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A
Usage: a
double compartment 'a' used throughout Scribe D's manuscripts.
Usage: lady
the upper compartment is usually smaller than the lower compartment.
Usage: AmeN
one example of this scribe's many upper case 'A's. This 'A' is often the preferred graph in glosses, particularly for 'Amans' in Confessio manuscripts.
Usage: Ac
a more usual example of 'A'.
 
D
Usage: dei
'd' with open centre, a frequent feature of some Scribe D manuscripts.
Usage: 'graued
looped 'd' is used throughout.
Usage: hadde
the lower lobe may be rounded as here or more angular.
Usage: Dobet
the '2'-shaped element is always in evidence preceding 'D' and 'B' graphs.
 
G
Usage: graciousliche
Scribe D always uses double compartment 'g'. The upper compartment is usually more rounded in aspect, the lower compartment has more of a horizintal spread, often resulting in a triangular splay.
Usage: among
final 'g' is sometimes tagged. See Wild Letter 3 for more examples of tagged graphs.
Usage: lenger
Usage: g(ra)ue
'g' with 'ra' abbreviative mark above.
 
H
Usage: holy
'h' is usually neatly formed with tail contained below the body of the graph.
Usage: moche
Scribe D writes well above the line in this manuscript and many of the graphs, even tailed ones, sit on the line.
Usage: broght
'h' with counter-clockwise turn at the end of the tail.
Usage: honorem
 
R
Usage: recettour
long 'r' is used throughout in this manuscript in all positions.
Usage: iaper
'r' in final position with flourish perhaps for a missing 'e'.
Usage: lenger
the fork of 'r' is below the level of the base of surrounding graphs.
Usage: Recorden
 
S
Usage: seiþ
sigma 's' as well as long 's' are used in initial positions.
Usage: arwes
kidney-shaped 's' is used in final position.
Usage: Passus
long 's' is also used in medial positions.
Usage: So
 
W
Usage: wake
Scribe D's 'w's are neatly formed and the middle loop usually stands above the level of the elements preceding and following.
Usage: how
Usage: waxe
an open head to the top of the second limb.
Usage: trewe
 
Y
Usage: ympe
the tail of 'y' is variable in length.
Usage: holy
the left limb of 'y' tends to be almost vertical.
Usage: seyen
here the tail of 'y' sits on the line.
Usage: dyuyneþ
 
Thorn and Yogh
Usage: wiþ
thorn is used frequently in all the usual words but also replaces 'th' at times.
Usage: wynneþ
Usage: ȝow
on the folios examined yogh is used to represent the 'y' sound and also for the 'z' sound as represented in version 4.
Usage: laȝar
 
Upper Case Letters
Usage: Til
Scribe D's upper case letters almost always conform to a pattern. The loop of the body of 'T' resolves on the middle vertical stroke and is rarely left open.
Usage: Passus
the stroke in the interior of 'P' is usually curved, as here.
Usage: I
'I' often has a short lead-in stroke joining the stem very near the head. There is almost always a single protuberance to the left of the stem.
Usage: AmeN
Scribe D has at least two forms of 'N'. This one is used rarely but does occur in the same word in his two Canterbury Tales manuscripts.
 
Tags
Usage: it
in some of Scribe D's manuscripts tags occur frequently on 't' and 'k'. In this manuscript tagged letters do occur but they are not ubiquitous.
Usage: countre
Usage: lik
Usage: ac
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