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| Current Manuscript: | Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, 496 |
| Folios: | 1-60v |
| Sampled Folios: | 54v |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: may lower case 'a's are all single compartment. |  | Usage: schalt |
 | Usage: And a complicated form of double compartment 'A' for the upper case letter which here seems to have gone awry. |  | Usage: And |
| D | |||
 | Usage: do although the hand of this scribe looks extremely untidy at first glance, the formation of some of the graphs are very consistent. Here looped 'd' is in ligature with 'o'. |  | Usage: wikkyd 'd' in final position. The scribe does not appear to attach a tag to final 'd'. |
 | Usage: audience |  | Usage: Do upper case 'D' with the pointed lower lobe reminiscent of 'A'. |
| G | |||
 | Usage: good the 'g' graph is double compartment and fairly evenly formed with flat-topped upper lobe and triangular lower lobe. |  | Usage: þing in final position 'g' has a horizontal stroke extending to the right from near the top of the upper lobe. |
 | Usage: strau(n)ge the lower lobe is slightly flattened so that it becomes almost triangular in shape. |  | Usage: Good 'G' with head stroke extending forward over the following graphs. |
| H | |||
 | Usage: sich although there is little difference in the formation of 'h', the tail-stroke descends to such a length that inevitably it becomes tangled with the graphs on the lower line. |  | Usage: han(n?) the looped head-stroke varies in size. Here the tail connects with graphs on the line below. |
 | Usage: which it is not only the tail of 'h' which is exaggerated. The tail of 'y', the descender of 'p' and the curled otiose stroke descending from 'z'-shaped 'r' all add to the confusion of strokes which give the folio a messy appearance. |  | Usage: kepith 'th' combination. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: reed long 'r' is used in almost all positions except after 'o'. There are two modern 'r''s in final position on this folio in the words 'owr' and 'war'. |  | Usage: her 'r' in final position with flourish. This version needs to be compared with version 3 since the thick dark stroke to the left of the top curl of the flourish is from the otiose stroke of 'z'-shaped 'r' in the line above. |
 | Usage: ffor 'z'-shaped 'r' after 'o'. The thick otiose stroke descending from the graph is tangled with the flourish of long 'r' on the line below. |  | Usage: Roboas |
| S | |||
 | Usage: is sigma 's' is always used in final position. |  | Usage: sich long 's' is used initially and medially. Generally the descender of 's' is a fairly thick stroke, cut fairly short, as here but sometimes capable of a longer, finer extension. |
 | Usage: holsu(m) the head stroke curves over and tangles with the macron to abbreviate the 'u'. |  | Usage: So upper case 'S' with, at the top left side, the angled stem of thorn from the line above. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: trow the typical shape for 'w' with middle loop higher than the elements to left and right. The right side always has two lobes. |  | Usage: war 'w' entangled with the 'x' and 'y' in the word 'axyng' in the line above. |
 | Usage: which 'w' can look very messy but the basic shape is the same. |  | Usage: well a strange example of the same graph. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: tym 'y' can be two separate strokes which do not make contact. The tail of 'y' descends straight at a 45 degree angle. It is a fine stroke and long enough to connect with graphs on the line below. |  | Usage: Conyth |
 | Usage: hym here the tail of 'y' connects with the tail of the previous 'h' and the flourish on 'm' on the line below. |  | Usage: louyng a word on the bottom line of the folio. |
| Thorn and Yogh | |||
 | Usage: þow thorn is used for definite articles, demonstratives and personal pronouns. It is similar in shape to 'y' and sometimes difficult to distinguish. |  | Usage: þan |
 | Usage: nouȝt ȝ seen with the previous 'u'. |  | Usage: ȝong |