Scribal Profile Unknown | |
| Current Manuscript: | London, British Library MS Harley 372 |
| Identification: | Hand 2 copied Anelida and Arcite |
| Folios: | 57-70 |
| Sampled Folios: | 57r |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: a secretary 'a' used throughout the text. |  | Usage: Arcite upper case 'A'. |
 | Usage: At used at the beginning of a line. | ||
| D | |||
 | Usage: and unlooped 'd' is the most usual graph. Occasionally the stem extends slightly below the curve of the lobe leaving a sort of overhang. |  | Usage: did the scribe also uses looped 'd'. |
 | Usage: hadde |  | Usage: Duc upper case 'D'. |
| G | |||
 | Usage: grace the tail of 'g' is usually a gently curved stroke with no significant curl at the lower end as in this example. |  | Usage: grisely very occasionally the tail curls clockwise slightly. |
 | Usage: gentis this 'g' with tail-stroke turning counter-clockwise is used twice in the three lines of Latin text, for 'gentis' and for 'vulgi'. It is also used on one occasion in the English 'guye'. | ||
| H | |||
 | Usage: that the 'h' shape is fairly consistent throughout the text with bowed head-loop resting on the shoulder. |  | Usage: englissh 'h' in final position following 's' is crossed. |
 | Usage: Honoured in an initial position in the line this appears to be the scribe's upper case letter 'H' with arched approach stroke from the left to the top of the straight stem. |  | Usage: Here elaborate form of 'H' by the scribe at the beginning of the Incipit in the right margin. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: our long 'r' is used rarely. This is one of the two or three examples on this folio. Always used in final position and always with a flourish. |  | Usage: Arcite modern 'r' is the graph usually selected. |
 | Usage: chare 'z'-shaped 'r', whose use is not restricted to following the vowel 'o'. Used after consonants and vowels. | ||
| S | |||
 | Usage: this kidney-shaped 's' always used in final position. |  | Usage: suster strange shape of this 's' used in initial position occasionally. Long 's' is the more usual graph chosen for the initial position. |
 | Usage: sonken long 's' in initial position. |  | Usage: Sterres what appears to be an upper case 'S' used for the nouns 'Sterres', 'Shade' and 'Shipp'. The same shape as the upper case 'S' used at the beginning of lines. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: wif a typical 'w' here in initial position. When used medially 'w' does not have the approach stroke often used when 'w' is found in initial position. |  | Usage: honowren 'w' used medially is usually taller than surrounding letters. |
 | Usage: whane 'w' in initial position in the line with arching approach stroke extending into left margin. |  | Usage: pitows the only example of this type of 'w' with looped head on this folio. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: begynnyng typical 'y' with shortish tail. |  | Usage: many occasionally 'y' has no return on the tail-stroke. This form usually seems to occur where 'y' is the final letter of a word. |
| Ampersand | |||
 | Usage: Ampersand used relatively frequently on this folio and always the same shape. |  | Usage: |
| Thorn | |||
 | Usage: þi[superscript] occasional use of þ, frequently followed by a superscript letter. |  | Usage: þe[superscript]' |
 | Usage: þt[superscript] at the beginning of a line. | ||