Scribal Profile Unknown | |
| Current Manuscript: | London, British Library MS Sloane 1686 |
| Folios: | 1-295 |
| Sampled Folios: | 48r |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: daye lower case 'a' nearly always with the same hairline stroke to close the flattened head. |  | Usage: And the scribe's upper case 'A'. |
 | Usage: p Alamon an example from one of the running titles. The small 'p' was probably a guide letter for a rubrication process which never happened. The small 'p' is followed by a space, then the tall upper case 'A' as seen here. | ||
| D | |||
 | Usage: daye the most common form of secretary lower case 'd' used by this scribe. |  | Usage: And occasionally the scribe uses a looped 'd'. |
 | Usage: Descending upper case 'D' at the beginning of a line. |  | Usage: drye a pointed lower lobe on this looped 'd'. |
| G | |||
 | Usage: progressio(u)ns the scribe's 'g's are formed very evenly. The thick down-stroke to the right of the lobe parallels the stroke to the left. It then transforms to a fine tail-stroke which descends clockwise beneath the graph and turns to link back to the main body of the graph. |  | Usage: abrigge |
 | Usage: parfight the 'ght' combination. | ||
| H | |||
 | Usage: whiche again the scribe's letter 'h' is of consistent formation. |  | Usage: begynneth an example of the scribe's crossed 'h'. |
 | Usage: He upper case 'H' at the beginning of a line with angled foot on the stem. |  | Usage: Than occasionally the arch of the loop resolves on the limb rather than returning to the stem of the letter. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: abrigge the scribe's 'z'-shaped 'r' which does not occur exclusively after 'o'. |  | Usage: proved the scribe also uses modern 'r'. |
 | Usage: darreyned |  | Usage: Ryver a very thick stem for 'R' with finer arching approach stroke which begins at the base of the stem. |
| S | |||
 | Usage: daies kidney 's' always used in final position on this folio. |  | Usage: successio(u)ns the initial letter of this word. The scribe uses long 's' both initially and medially on this folio. |
 | Usage: progressiou(n)s the stem of 's' is thick but does taper to finish. |  | Usage: Shulne upper case 'S'. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: whiche 'w' in initial position with curved approach stroke. The scribe uses this version and version 2 interchangeably. |  | Usage: mowe 'w' within a word but this form of the scribe's loop-headed 'w' may also be found initially. |
 | Usage: wtoute |  | Usage: Wele upper case 'W' to begin a line. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: may 'y' with straight tail. The scribe seems to alternate this usage with a 'y' with more curved tail as seen in version 2. |  | Usage: they |
 | Usage: Yitt upper case 'Y' at the beginning of a word and tipped with red. | ||
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: Ouer |  | Usage: But |
 | Usage: Lo the angle of the stem of 'L' is repeated in the use of the letter in the running title on this folio. |  | Usage: Considereth |