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| Current Manuscript: | Cambridge, St John's College MS E. 2 (105) |
| Folios: | 1-38 |
| Sampled Folios: | 6r, 17v |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: a middes double compartment 'a' is used throughout. In this example there is a small horn at the head. |  | Usage: And one of several versions of upper case 'A'. The square lobe is large. |
 | Usage: Ad Latin rubric in green ink. |  | Usage: Aries a different version of 'A' |
| D | |||
 | Usage: meridionall looped 'd' used throughout. The lobes of most 'd's are small. |  | Usage: diuided a pointed lobe for 'd' occurs several times on this folio. |
 | Usage: cognoscend 'd' in final position with tag for abbreviation of the Latin word. |  | Usage: a middes |
| G | |||
 | Usage: amonge the scribe uses a tailed 'g' where the tail is not linked back to the upper compartment. |  | Usage: among 'g' as the final letter. The formation of this 'g' is like version 1 but here the scribe has made a connecting stroke between the upper and lower elements of the graph. |
 | Usage: degree a double compartment graph. |  | Usage: longe a tailed 'g' with tail which moves to the right away from the upper lobe, then turns clockwise and travels beneath the graph as a horizontal stroke. |
| H | |||
 | Usage: ryȝth whilst the stems of 'h' are generally similar, the heads vary. Here 'h' has angular head-loop which grazes the shoulder as it returns to the stem. |  | Usage: wheche in this version, the stem is very upright and the loop crosses the stem above the level of the shoulder. |
 | Usage: nyȝth just a small curl at the top of the stem at the head of this graph. | ||
| R | |||
 | Usage: very long 'r' and modern 'r' are both used by this scribe. |  | Usage: nadir |
 | Usage: bordo(ur) 'z'-shaped 'r' follows 'o'. |  | Usage: Ryng |
| S | |||
 | Usage: as sigma 's' in final position. |  | Usage: nu(m)bres a cross between kidney and 8-shaped 's' in final position. |
 | Usage: Sagittari(us) the head of long 's' is separate in this example. |  | Usage: sygne |
| W | |||
 | Usage: wheche 'w's are consistently formed with 'B'-shaped element to the right. |  | Usage: wiþ |
 | Usage: be twen |  | Usage: will there is a tendency on some 'w' graphs to shorten the left limb. The connection between left and middle arms is made half way down the middle stroke. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: lytyl 'y' is often two thick parallel strokes. The tail is a very fine line which descends to the left and then turns counter-clockwise and retraces the line of the descending stroke. |  | Usage: ys |
 | Usage: vndyr |  | Usage: almury |
| Thorn and Yogh | |||
 | Usage: þe thorn used frequently for all the usual words as well as occasionally replacing 'th'. |  | Usage: boþe |
 | Usage: oriȝont yogh is used to represent the plural 'z' sound. |  | Usage: ryȝht it is also used as representative of the 'gh' sound. |
| l, b, k, s | |||
 | Usage: almury the stems of tall letters often have a detached head stroke. |  | Usage: bordo(ur) |
 | Usage: prikkes |  | Usage: same |