Scribal Profile Unknown | |
| Current Manuscript: | Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Bodley 68, Part I |
| Folios: | 13r-24v |
| Sampled Folios: | 14v |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: a 'a' is the same shape throughout. |  | Usage: And a single upper case 'A' on this folio. |
| D | |||
 | Usage: side looped 'd' used throughout. |  | Usage: draws |
 | Usage: mod(er) 'd' with extension of the loop for the abbreviation of 'er'. | ||
| G | |||
 | Usage: angle double compartment 'g' used throughout. |  | Usage: foloy(n)g 'g' with tag as macron. |
 | Usage: deg(re)s the scribe frequently uses the abbreviation for 're' after the 'g' in the word 'degre'. | ||
| H | |||
 | Usage: he neatly looped head, thick limb as far as the line then tail-stroke curving gently clockwise. |  | Usage: north typical 'th' combination. |
 | Usage: right | ||
| R | |||
 | Usage: grete long 'r' used frequently. |  | Usage: for 'z'-shaped 'r' always used after 'o'. |
 | Usage: nether modern 'r' used in all positions. |  | Usage: oder 'r' with flourish at the end of a line. |
| S | |||
 | Usage: els sigma 's' used in final position. |  | Usage: s(e)c(un)dus formation of long 's' with angular top and curved descender. |
 | Usage: same | ||
| W | |||
 | Usage: wombe |  | Usage: west very little variation in the form of 'w'. Occasionally the small approach stroke is longer as in this example. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: c(er)teyn the tail of 'y' turns counter-clockwise and usually extends beneath following graphs. |  | Usage: forsayd an unusually short tail for 'y'. |
 | Usage: mylway | ||
| Thorn | |||
 | Usage: þe the letters thorn and 'y' are difficult to distinguish. |  | Usage: þt thorn is often used with superscript graphs. |
 | Usage: þat | ||
| Abbreviative Marks. | |||
 | Usage: (con)clusions abbreviation for 'con' used frequently. |  | Usage: c(er)teyn 'er' abbreviation also used throughout. |
 | Usage: i(n) macrons and extended flourishes for omitted 'n's used frequently. |  | Usage: ho(ur)s here the abbreviation for 'ur'. |