Scribal Profile Unknown | |
| Current Manuscript: | Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Digby 185 |
| Folios: | 1-203 |
| Sampled Folios: | 127v, 145r, 157v, 166r |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: mariage the first 'a' in this word. The majority of the scribe's lower case double compartment 'a's follow this pattern. |  | Usage: conuenable occasionally the scribe adds a horned head to the top of the upper compartment. |
 | Usage: A the most common form of upper case 'A'. |  | Usage: And occasionally the scribe flattens the upper lobe of 'A'. |
| D | |||
 | Usage: bedde looped 'd' with very spikey appearance. The lower 'lobe' is triangular with a curve of the base-stroke which produces points at both ends. |  | Usage: stablesched 'd' in final position with attached vertical tag. |
 | Usage: londe the loop of 'd' extends back over the top of preceding graphs. |  | Usage: March(a)und(es) 'd' with abbreviation for 'es'. |
| G | |||
 | Usage: coriagius double compartment 'g' used throughout. The lower compartment is oval in shape, the upper compartment is angular. |  | Usage: comyng 'g' in final position with long vertical tag attached to the horizontal slash. |
 | Usage: gret the upper compartment of 'g' can be a diamond shape with hairline linking stroke across the upper side. |  | Usage: Gerelaus upper case letter with parallel line decoration and yellow wash. |
| H | |||
 | Usage: when 'h' with open head-stroke. |  | Usage: cheerte when 'h' follows 't' or 'c', the graphs are ligatured forming a closed head-stroke. 'h' generally has an angled foot on the stem. |
 | Usage: nyght in the 'ght' combination, 'h' is crossed. |  | Usage: Hym this upper case 'H' positively bristles at the left of the stem. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: reigned long 'r' is used in all positions. |  | Usage: brother when long 'r' is the final letter of a word it is frequently flourished. |
 | Usage: worlde 'z'-shaped 'r' is used after 'o' and round bodied consonants. Occasionally it is also used in initial position. |  | Usage: Reigned a very individual upper case 'R' with extra diagonal foot stroke. |
| S | |||
 | Usage: vertuus sigma 's' always used in final position. |  | Usage: sonne long 's' used in initial and medial positions. There is often a winged appendage at the top of the vertical. |
 | Usage: hardynesse |  | Usage: Schal upper case 'S' usually has a flattened head-stroke and parallel lines bisecting the graph. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: wyll the scribe has various different 'w' graphs. This one is in general use throughout. |  | Usage: witt a graph on the top line of verse on a folio. |
 | Usage: Was upper case 'W' at the beginning of a line. |  | Usage: went a rather convoluted version of 'w'. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: kyng the tail of 'y' varies in length and angle of return. |  | Usage: Hungerye |
 | Usage: delay the last graph of the line and the tail of 'y' extends to the red ink bracing of lines of verse. |  | Usage: Yitt |
| Decorative Features | |||
 | Usage: Opening initial with Swillington ((of Yorkshire) coat of arms. |  | Usage: Catchword contained in a crown. |
 | Usage: Black ink strapwork initial probably executed by the scribe himself. Several shields with coats of arms. |  | Usage: An extension from the initial in version 3. |
| Decorative Features | |||
 | Usage: Decorative initial 'I' which extends down beside 17 lines of text. Amply flourished in both red ink and the ink of the text. | ||