Scribal Profile Unknown | |
| Current Manuscript: | London, British Library MS Additional 28617 |
| Sampled Folios: | 15v |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: was single compartment 'a' used most of the time. |  | Usage: Thessaylle |
 | Usage: and a very peculiar 'a' for the beginning of 'and' but it may be the scribe's double compartment 'a'. |  | Usage: And upper case 'A' as the first letter of the first line. Below on the next line is the smaller version of the same letter. |
| D | |||
 | Usage: shulde looped 'd' used throughout. |  | Usage: hadde |
 | Usage: And exaggerated backward extension of the loop of 'd'. |  | Usage: passed the scribe's tag on 'd' in final position descends way below the word. |
| G | |||
 | Usage: gentyl tailed 'g' is consistent in its form on this folio. |  | Usage: grete the right stroke is curved and extends to form the tail. |
 | Usage: kyng | ||
| H | |||
 | Usage: thes the head-loop of 'h' curves round and connects back to the graph some way down from the shoulder. |  | Usage: he |
 | Usage: he 'h' with exaggerated ascenders on the top line. |  | Usage: Hym upper case letter at the beginning of a line. As with the example in version 2 the ascender of 'h' appears split. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: ffredam long 'r' used in all positions. |  | Usage: wher 'r' in final position with flourish. |
 | Usage: Riche upper case 'R'. |  | Usage: or the scribe's 'z'-shaped 'r' with an extra addition making it appear more like a modern 'r'. This 'r' only occurs a few times on this folio and always after 'o'. Otherwise long 'r' is the only 'r' used. |
| S | |||
 | Usage: was sigma 's' is always used in final position. |  | Usage: so although this graph looks like an upper case 'S' it is almost always used in initial position. |
 | Usage: flessh both 'ff' and 'ss' are clumsily executed with stalks at varying angles. | ||
| W | |||
 | Usage: was a distinctive lower case 'w' with high central loop and a head-stroke from the left limb which arches through the central loop and over following graphs. |  | Usage: wyse a tortured execution of 'w'. |
 | Usage: wolde |  | Usage: betwixen the 'B'-shaped element at the right is often clumsily executed. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: y a current form of 'y' where the junction of the two strokes is at the head of the graph and the tail is much lengthened. |  | Usage: lusty |
 | Usage: ys |  | Usage: tyme 'y' on bottom line with an unusual downturn of the tail. |
| l | |||
 | Usage: leve as with 'h' on the top line of the folio, 'l' consists of both ascending and descending strokes. |  | Usage: fremdely the descender of 'l' frequently joins the base of the letter. |
 | Usage: bloode the 'b' and 'l' are difficult to distinguish and formed in similar fashion. | ||
| O | |||
 | Usage: Off upper case 'O' in initial position at the beginning of the line. |  | Usage: Off again at the beginning of a line. |
 | Usage: Officers | ||
| I | |||
 | Usage: I the hooked approach to 'I' joins the stem sometimes almost half-way down. |  | Usage: Iason |
 | Usage: Innocent |  | Usage: I |