Scribal Profile Unknown | |
| Current Manuscript: | Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Ashmole 391, Part VI |
| Folios: | 1-11v |
| Sampled Folios: | 1r |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: as single compartment secretary 'a' is used most of the time. |  | Usage: special however, anglicana 'a' is also to be found especially in the first four lines where it is the majority form. |
 | Usage: And upper case 'A' tipped with red on this first folio. |  | Usage: And |
| D | |||
 | Usage: diu(er)ses both looped and unlooped 'd' are found in this manuscript. |  | Usage: enditynge there are several examples of unlooped'd' on this folio. The condition of the manuscript is very degraded and some ink has been lost but other examples show that this is an unlooped version. |
 | Usage: hadden |  | Usage: Oxenford 'd' with tag in final position. |
| G | |||
 | Usage: greek single compartment 'g' with tail finishing with thick arched curve. |  | Usage: touchyng 'g' in final position with horizontal slash with hook. |
 | Usage: god |  | Usage: thyng(es) scribal abbreviation of the plural 'es'. |
| H | |||
 | Usage: shewe the limb of 'h' is usually neatly curled round clockwise. |  | Usage: semyth the letter 'h' falls at the end of a word and the tail stroke curls round counter-clockwise. |
 | Usage: englissh crossed 'h' to follow 's'. Its position at the end of a word may be why the tail-stroke turns counter-clockwise. |  | Usage: berith crossed 'h' this time following 't'. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: lerned modern 'r' used most of the time. |  | Usage: wordes 'z'-shaped 'r' used after 'o'. |
 | Usage: mor 'r' in final position with flourish for missing 'e'. | ||
| S | |||
 | Usage: Lowys kidney 's' used in final position. |  | Usage: so the only occurrence of sigma 's' on this folio. |
 | Usage: Philosofre long 's' used both initially and medially. | ||
| W | |||
 | Usage: Lowys 'w' sometimes has angled feet. |  | Usage: woot |
 | Usage: trewe 'w' stands above the level of surrounding graphs. | ||
| Y | |||
 | Usage: my |  | Usage: way |
 | Usage: tretys 'y' is sometimes dotted. | ||
| Thorn and Yogh | |||
 | Usage: þe thorn is used twice on this folio for the definite article but 'th' is used elsewhere. |  | Usage: þese thorn and 'th' used for this word. |
 | Usage: riȝtfull |  | Usage: ?oriȝonte? the manuscript is much degraded here but yogh is used for 'z' in this word. |