Scribal Profile Unknown | |
| Current Manuscript: | USA, Chicago, IL, Newberry Library MS f.33.5 |
| Folios: | 1-110 |
| Sampled Folios: | 19, 22, 66 |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: and single compartment secretary 'a' used throughout as the lower case letter. |  | Usage: cast |
 | Usage: And an alternative form of upper case 'A'. |  | Usage: Alone double compartment 'A' used as the upper case although the scribe is not scrupulous about using upper case letters for the beginning of a line. |
| D | |||
 | Usage: don 'd' is looped with angular lower lobe. |  | Usage: hold a rather more rounded version of 'd' in final position. |
 | Usage: ded |  | Usage: Discou(er)eth 'D' which appears at the beginning of a line. The loop is slightly bigger than normal so this may be the scribe's upper case graph. |
| G | |||
 | Usage: grace tailed 'g' used throughout. The lobe is squareish and set at a slight angle. The tail trails down at an angle and does not curve round at the end. |  | Usage: swownyng 'g' in final position with tag. All 'g's, 't's and 'f's in final position have a vertical tag attached. |
 | Usage: hyghe a 'gh' combination. |  | Usage: Goddesse upper case graph at the beginning of a line. |
| H | |||
 | Usage: hert the head-stroke is often left open rather than looped. |  | Usage: which when 'h' follows 'c' or 'g', the joining stroke forms a looped head. |
 | Usage: syghe |  | Usage: He upper case 'H' at the beginning of a line which appears exactly the same as the lower case graph. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: restreigne the scribe uses a mixture of modern 'r' and 'z'-shaped 'r'. There doesn't seem to be a pattern to his choice of graph. |  | Usage: ouer |
 | Usage: hynderer both versions of 'r' used in this word. |  | Usage: fadir modern 'r' used in final position. |
| S | |||
 | Usage: syghe sigma 's' used in initial position as well as long 's'. |  | Usage: loues kidney-shaped 's' used in final position. |
 | Usage: destroie long 's' used in medial position. |  | Usage: Sche |
| W | |||
 | Usage: wolde the arms of 'w' may turn to the left at the head or they may be turned to the right to close the head-strokes. |  | Usage: how 'w' in final position. |
 | Usage: write here the arms of 'w' turn sharply to the right to form a closed head. |  | Usage: Wele upper case 'W' at the beginning of a line. The shape is the same, the size is bigger. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: y the tail of 'y' may curve. |  | Usage: my the tail of 'y' can also be straight. |
 | Usage: hyghe a slight wave on this tail. |  | Usage: nyne the tail of 'y' resembles the straight tail of 'g'. |
| Thorn and Yogh | |||
 | Usage: þat thorn only appears to be used for the definite article and pronouns. |  | Usage: þy |
 | Usage: ȝit yogh is used as equivalent to both the 'y' and the 'gh' sounds. |  | Usage: noȝt |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: Til |  | Usage: But |
 | Usage: In |  | Usage: Ne |