Scribal Profile Unknown | |
| Current Manuscript: | Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Selden supra 56 |
| Folios: | 1-106 |
| Sampled Folios: | 14v |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: say secretary 'a' used most of the time. |  | Usage: alone a peculiar hybrid 'a' which is not in the position to be an upper case letter. The scribe does use this form occasionally. |
 | Usage: A dieu the most usual upper case 'A' for this scribe. |  | Usage: And a different version of the upper case letter. |
| D | |||
 | Usage: And there is little variation in the scribe's 'd' graph. |  | Usage: bidde 'dd' followed by 'e'. |
| G | |||
 | Usage: gret after a short stroke descending from the right of the lobe, the tail of 'g' angles back almost at a right angle to form a horizontal line. |  | Usage: lough sometimes the horizontal stroke turns back on itself. |
 | Usage: God initial letter at the beginning of a line. The upper case graph is indistinguishable from the lower case one. | ||
| H | |||
 | Usage: here 'h' is formed regularly to this pattern. The upper case graph is exactly the same. |  | Usage: hate |
 | Usage: herke about the only 'h' graph on this folio which shows even a slight variation in the length of the tail-stroke. |  | Usage: How the first word of the folio hence the special treatment for 'H'. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: distresse modern 'r' used almost all the time in all positions. The shoulder appears detached but is usually connected with a hairline. |  | Usage: hir long 'r' is used occasionally. |
 | Usage: word 'z'-shaped 'r' used after 'o' and 'e'. But see version 4. |  | Usage: recom(m)aunde a 'z'-shaped 'r' to begin a word. The extra ink at the base of the letter is a blot. |
| S | |||
 | Usage: is kidney-shaped 's' is used in final position. |  | Usage: distresse long 's' is used in initial and medial positions. Here the head stroke extends over following letters. |
 | Usage: vs an unusual shape for 's' but the scribe's hand deteriorates somewhat towards the bottom of the folio. |  | Usage: So |
| W | |||
 | Usage: How the scribe's 'w' varies little. |  | Usage: wyght the loops at the head are usually closed and there is a single lobe to the right. |
 | Usage: wote | ||
| Y | |||
 | Usage: my |  | Usage: thyng 'y' with short tail stroke is the most common. |
 | Usage: felany the word occurs at the end of a line hence the longer tail for 'y'. | ||
| Thorn and yogh | |||
 | Usage: þou thorn is indistinguishable from 'y'. |  | Usage: Þat |
 | Usage: (Yogh)ete a more angular shape for this version of yogh, perhaps because it is in an upper case position at the beginning of a line. |  | Usage: ry(yogh)t |