Scribal Profile Unknown | |
| Current Manuscript: | Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Rawlinson D.913, Part 9 |
| Folios: | 23-42 |
| Sampled Folios: | 26r, 30r |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: almurye straight-sided double compartment 'a' used throughout. |  | Usage: maystow |
 | Usage: And variations on this form are used as the upper case letter. |  | Usage: And |
| D | |||
 | Usage: december 'd' has a rectanglar lobe with an oblique down-stroke to close which is sometimes almost horizontal, as is the second 'd' in version 2. 'd' is often found in ligature with the following 'e' graph. |  | Usage: diuided |
 | Usage: mydday here the ligature is with 'a', the straight left side of 'a' shared with the angular lobe of 'd'. |  | Usage: descripcio(u)n occasionally the scribe uses a fine hair-line as lead-in to the angled down-stroke which closes the head of the graph. |
| G | |||
 | Usage: general 'g' is always double compartment. The lower compartment is often triangular in shape. |  | Usage: concentynge hair-line visible connecting the left point of the triangular lower compartment back to the body of the graph. |
 | Usage: rynge |  | Usage: bygynneþ |
| H | |||
 | Usage: hooles fishtail split top to the ascender characteristic of 'h' in any position. |  | Usage: which |
 | Usage: Thine a slightly more formal graph perhaps because it follows a lombard letter 'T' on the top line of script. |  | Usage: THanne upper case 'H' following a 2-line pen-flourished initial letter. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: rynge modern 'r' used in all positions. |  | Usage: maner 'r' in final position. |
 | Usage: lordure 'z'-shaped 'r' is used after 'o' and several round-bodied graphs. |  | Usage: verrey |
| S | |||
 | Usage: same straight form of 's' with angled head found in initial and medial positions. |  | Usage: elles almost an 8-shaped 's' but this and kidney 's' are both found in final position. |
 | Usage: moneþes |  | Usage: Ensample straight 's' in medial position. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: wombe 'w' is evenly formed. The graphs vary little. |  | Usage: schewyd |
 | Usage: knowe image to show the size of 'w' with the head usually above the top level of surrounding graphs. |  | Usage: answerin-ge here straight 's' links on to the left arm of 'w'. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: ys the fork of 'y' usually sits on the line. The tail angles down in a straight line at a forty five degree angle. |  | Usage: astrelabye |
 | Usage: euery |  | Usage: bodyes |
| Thorn and Yogh | |||
 | Usage: norþe thorn is used for the definite article, verb endings, for pronouns and occasionally as a replacement 'th'. |  | Usage: þin |
 | Usage: riȝt yogh used to represent both 'gh' and 'y' elements. |  | Usage: ȝere |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: Ensample |  | Usage: Tho |
 | Usage: Cap(ri)corne |  | Usage: Minutis |