Scribal Profile Unknown | |
| Current Manuscript: | Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Digby 72, part II |
| Folios: | 79r-109r |
| Sampled Folios: | 81r, 107r |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: take double compartment 'a' used most of the time. |  | Usage: as single compartment 'a' used only occasionally. |
 | Usage: Astrolabye upper case 'A | ||
| D | |||
 | Usage: latitude looped 'd' used on almost every occasion. |  | Usage: god 'd' in final position with tag. |
 | Usage: myddyll the shape of the first 'd' of this pair with a squared corner to the lobe, is found frequently on this folio. |  | Usage: same day elaborate ascenders on this unlooped 'd' on the top line of text. |
| G | |||
 | Usage: þyngis tailed 'g' is found alongside anglicana 'g'. |  | Usage: thingis the same word as in version 1 only a few lines further on and spelt differently with anglicana form of 'g'. Both forms of 'g' are used throughout. |
 | Usage: degreis here the tail of 'g' curves counter-clockwise. |  | Usage: signes |
| H | |||
 | Usage: (T)hyn 'h' with triangular head-stroke. |  | Usage: remenyth 'h' in the 'th' combination is frequently crossed. |
 | Usage: the the word appears on the top line and this is one of the scribe's display letters for 'h'. | ||
| R | |||
 | Usage: nethermest modern 'r' is used throughout in all positions. |  | Usage: wordis 'z'-shaped 'r' is used after 'o'. |
 | Usage: nomber long 'r' is used several times by the scribe but only in final position as here, with flourish attached. | ||
| S | |||
 | Usage: planetis sigma 's' is always used in final position and sometimes initially as well. |  | Usage: same |
 | Usage: dayes the single example on this folio of an alternative 's' in final position. |  | Usage: passid the double 's' seems slightly out of control here compared with the scribe's more even hand elsewhere. Seymour notes a slightly different aspect on f107 which is a parchment folio. f81, used for most examples of this hand, is a paper folio. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: with a distinctive shape for 'w' with small left limb, tall central stroke and 'B'-shaped element to the right. |  | Usage: wordis the scribe's idiosynchratic 'w' could be an identifying feature of this hand. |
 | Usage: now |  | Usage: wythdrawe whilst adding the final lobe to 'w', the scribe joins it on to the next letter 'e'. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: Astrolabye almost all 'y's have a longish extension to the tail curving to the right. | ||
| Thorn and Yogh | |||
 | Usage: þe thorn quite often has a small protuberance on the left side of the stem. |  | Usage: þt |
 | Usage: ȝeris yogh used as representative of the 'y' sound. |  | Usage: soȝth yogh used as representative of the 'gh' sound in this combination. |
| 'er' abbreviation | |||
 | Usage: spid(er) frequent use of this abbreviative mark for all sorts of words. |  | Usage: aft(er) |
 | Usage: vnd(er) |  | Usage: aft(er)ward |
| p | |||
 | Usage: passid the scribe frequently omits to close the lobe of 'p'. A fine approach stroke to the descender. |  | Usage: expanse |
 | Usage: platis |  | Usage: putte |