Scribal Profile Unknown | |
| Current Manuscript: | USA, New York, NY, Columbia University, Rare Book and Manuscript Library MS Plimpton 254 |
| Folios: | 1-27 |
| Sampled Folios: | 12r |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: as all 'a's are double compartment with angular lower compartment and usually a flat-topped upper compartment. |  | Usage: man |
 | Usage: And most upper case 'A's are just a larger version of the lower case graph. |  | Usage: An the scribe also has this more elaborate 'A' in his repertoire. |
| D | |||
 | Usage: diuers 'd' has a squarish body with curled head to the second descending stroke.. |  | Usage: Oxenford |
 | Usage: vnderstonde here the descending stroke to the right of the graph is ligatured with 'e'. |  | Usage: diuydid |
| G | |||
 | Usage: greke 'g' is always double compartment with rounded upper and a triangular lower with point at the left. |  | Usage: touchinge the lower lobe of 'g' is frequently smaller and appears to be squashed. |
 | Usage: langages |  | Usage: Grekis |
| H | |||
 | Usage: hem the stem of 'h' has an angled foot. A hairline joins the stem to the shoulder and the limb is straight, ending just below the foot of the stem. |  | Usage: whiche |
 | Usage: him |  | Usage: englissh |
| R | |||
 | Usage: regioun modern 'r' is used in all positions, initial, medial and final. |  | Usage: leuer |
 | Usage: astrolabre 'z'-shaped 'r' is used after 'o' and round-bodied graphs. |  | Usage: Rome a squat, plain upper case graph. |
| S | |||
 | Usage: suppose long 's' is used in initial and medial positions. |  | Usage: tretis kidney 's' is used in final position. |
 | Usage: possible |  | Usage: sufficiþ occasionally a sigma 's' may be found in initial position. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: wel 'w' is usually open at the head and has a 'B'-shaped element to finish. |  | Usage: schewe |
 | Usage: ebrwe |  | Usage: Lewis |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: bisy most 'y's are dotted. The tail-stroke returns counter-clockwise at an acute angle. |  | Usage: conceyue |
 | Usage: p(er)ceyue occasionally the fork of 'y' drops below the level of the lower line of surrounding graphs. |  | Usage: wey |
| Thorn and Yogh | |||
 | Usage: heriþ thorn is ubiquitous, used on all occasions on this folio for 'th'. |  | Usage: þanne the lobe of thorn is often separate from the stem. |
 | Usage: riȝ yogh is used both as equivalent of 'y' and also 'gh'. |  | Usage: p(ar)fiȝtly |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: The |  | Usage: But |
 | Usage: Now |  | Usage: I |