Scribal Profile Unknown | |
| Current Manuscript: | USA, Austin, Texas, University of Texas at Austin, The Harry Ransom Center, pre-1700 MS 46 (Phillipps 6570, Ph1) |
| Folios: | 1r-24v |
| Sampled Folios: | 24r, 24v |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: satisfaccion both double and single compartment 'a' are used by this scribe. |  | Usage: fayn occasional use of the secretary form of 'a'. |
 | Usage: And the usual form of upper case 'A'. |  | Usage: Amen an elaborate upper case 'A' at the end of the final colophon. |
| D | |||
 | Usage: god looped 'd' is used thoughout. |  | Usage: lord angular lobe and 'd' in final position with tag. |
 | Usage: Duchesse the upper case version of 'D'. |  | Usage: hadde 'd's are of a fairly uniform shape. |
| G | |||
 | Usage: hunger double compartment 'g' is always used. |  | Usage: þyng 'g' is sometimes set at a slight angle. A curled addition to the horizontal slash on 'g' in final position. |
 | Usage: boghte |  | Usage: Geffrey |
| H | |||
 | Usage: hunger tail-stroke of 'h' usually curls round and back to the base of the stem. |  | Usage: herkne a more elaborate 'h' with space above for an extended stem. |
 | Usage: his from the final colophon. |  | Usage: Heere the more elaborate upper case 'H' used in the explicit. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: hunger long 'r' and modern 'r' are both in evidence. |  | Usage: preye |
 | Usage: ther long 'r' showing the fork level with the mid-point of the preceding letter 'e'. |  | Usage: arrette |
| S | |||
 | Usage: Omelyes sigma 's' is used initially and in final position. |  | Usage: this 8-shaped 's' in final position from the scribe's display script in the colophon. |
 | Usage: Sonne the upper case graph. |  | Usage: displese long 's' used initially and medially. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: owre anglicana 'w' with looped head and the 'B'-shaped element to the right. |  | Usage: wolde |
 | Usage: Wherfore the scribe's upper case letter with a more exaggerated sweep for the left limb which curves over the middle loop and the 'B'-shaped element to the right. |  | Usage: worldly |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: by 'y' with a vertical left limb and a wide sweep to the tail. |  | Usage: Caunterbury |
 | Usage: Geffrey from final colophon. |  | Usage: Valentynes |
| Thorn and Yogh | |||
 | Usage: þe thorn is used quite frequently for articles, pronouns and demonstratives. |  | Usage: takeþ used in the final explicit. Thorn is also used for the third person present tense ending. |
 | Usage: ȝow yogh occurs infrequently and only seems to be used to replace the 'y' element. |  | Usage: forȝeue |
| Ampersand | |||
 | Usage: Ampersand sometimes has a curved and looped stroke above. |  | Usage: |
 | Usage: Ampersand with simple arched stroke above. |  | Usage: |