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A |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-a.jpg) | Usage: mayde secretary 'a' used throughout the text on this folio. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-a2.jpg) | Usage: ffabula double compartment 'a' used in title. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-a3.jpg) | Usage: Monialis another double compartment 'a' reserved for the title. | | |
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D |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-d.jpg) | Usage: Lady the scribe's 'd's are looped but vary quite a bit in shape. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-d2.jpg) | Usage: Lord the final letter of the first word of text. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-d3.jpg) | Usage: De an elaborate form of 'd' in the title. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-d4.jpg) | Usage: mod(er) 'd' with 'er' abbreviation attached. |
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G |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-g.jpg) | Usage: large tailed secretary 'g' with curving descender. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-g2.jpg) | Usage: gyden |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-g3.jpg) | Usage: konnyng where 'g' is in final position, the tail loops round and crosses the descender. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-g4.jpg) | Usage: light combination of 'ght'. |
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H |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-h.jpg) | Usage: how a very current form of 'h'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-h2.jpg) | Usage: thyn the tail loops round, crosses the limb and continues to link with the following graph. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-h3.jpg) | Usage: shewen | | |
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R |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-r.jpg) | Usage: heryyng long 'r' used rarely. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-r2.jpg) | Usage: p(ar)formed modern 'r' used in all positions. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-r3.jpg) | Usage: honour where 'r' is in final position in a word, it frequently has a flourish, even if the word is not the last word in the line. | | |
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S |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-s.jpg) | Usage: is sigma 's' in final position. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-s2.jpg) | Usage: self long 's' frequently has a backward tilt. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-s3.jpg) | Usage: som sigma 's' is used initially as frequently as long 's'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-s4.jpg) | Usage: worthynesse |
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W |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-w.jpg) | Usage: world current 'w' with separate left limb. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-w2.jpg) | Usage: whos occasionally the scribe has a short lead-in stroke when 'w' is the initial letter. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-w3.jpg) | Usage: woll the left limb is frequently much shorter and placed further above the line than the second element. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-w4.jpg) | Usage: Wher upper case 'W'. The scribe does not use upper case letters for the beginning of each line. He uses them to begin a new stanza and tips the letter with red ink. We may assume therefore that this is the scribe's 'W'. |
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Y |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-y.jpg) | Usage: thyn the shape of 'y' is fairly consistent. However, the tail can be very long. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-y2.jpg) | Usage: any word tail of 'y' extends beneath the first two letters of the next word. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-y3.jpg) | Usage: heryyng | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-y4.jpg) | Usage: y shall 'y' used to replace 'I'. |
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Stanza marker |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-WL1.jpg) | Usage: The scribe uses this trefoil mark at the beginning of each stanza. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-WL1-2.jpg) | Usage: |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-WL1-3.jpg) | Usage: My | | |
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Abbreviative Marks |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-WL2.jpg) | Usage: reu(er)ence 'er' abbreviation used quite frequently by the scribe. | | Usage: p(ra)yer several examples of 'ra' abbreviation on this folio. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-WL2-3.jpg) | Usage: childre(n) macron | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-WL2-4.jpg) | Usage: p(ar)formed |
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Thorn with superscript |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-WL3.jpg) | Usage: þe thorn is not used throughout. It is possible that the scribe uses it to save space? Note that the shaft of thorn is always set at an angle. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-WL3-2.jpg) | Usage: þt |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-WL3-3.jpg) | Usage: þi | | |
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Ampersand |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-WL4.jpg) | Usage: Ampersand the ampersand is of perfunctory shape. Here the letter 'l' from the word below can be seen at the bottom left of the image. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-WL4-2.jpg) | Usage: Ampersand |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/Harley2382-97-WL4-3.jpg) | Usage: Ampersand | | |