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A |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-a.jpg) | Usage: newgate 'a's are straight-sided with fine horizontal cross-bar and flat head. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-a2.jpg) | Usage: a |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-a3.jpg) | Usage: And | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-a4.jpg) | Usage: And upper case 'A's are consistently formed in this fashion. |
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D |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-d.jpg) | Usage: day looped 'd' used throughout. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-d2.jpg) | Usage: disporte the lower lobe may be rounded, square or triangular in shape. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-d3.jpg) | Usage: hadde the scribe continues the loop of the second 'd' down to form a ligature with the final 'e'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-d4.jpg) | Usage: disserued |
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G |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-g.jpg) | Usage: go secretary tailed 'g' is used throughout and usually sits on the line. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-g2.jpg) | Usage: prologe the right down-stroke is a simple curve. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-g3.jpg) | Usage: Gamelyn | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-g4.jpg) | Usage: myght 'g' has the appearance of leaning backwards, 'h' seems to lean forward. |
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H |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-h.jpg) | Usage: he the looped head-stroke of the graph lies over the top of the shoulder. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-h2.jpg) | Usage: his there is very little variation in 'h'. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-h3.jpg) | Usage: Here the opening word of the rubric. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-h4.jpg) | Usage: he the looped head is almost horizontal in this example. |
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R |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-r.jpg) | Usage: aright 'z'-shaped 'r' is used on this folio on all occasions and in all positions. The single exception can be seen in version 2. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-r2.jpg) | Usage: array the only occasion on this folio that any 'r' apart from the 'z'-shaped 'r' is used. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-r3.jpg) | Usage: revelle 'z'-shaped 'r' in initial position. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-r4.jpg) | Usage: maister 'z'-shaped 'r' in final position with upward tag. |
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S |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-s.jpg) | Usage: his kidney-shaped 's' is always used in final position. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-s2.jpg) | Usage: same long 's' is used throughout the folio both initially and medially. A tapered descender. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-s3.jpg) | Usage: siked the single occasion on this folio where sigma 's' is used. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-s4.jpg) | Usage: So |
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W |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-w.jpg) | Usage: were 'w' is cursive with curled approach stroke to the left limb. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-w2.jpg) | Usage: newgate although the 'w' graph is in the middle of a word, there is still a curling approach stroke to the graph. 'w' stands above the level of surrounding graphs. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-w3.jpg) | Usage: Wele upper case 'W' is exactly the same as the lower case letter. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-w4.jpg) | Usage: owne the limbs of 'w' are almost twice the height of the preceding graph. |
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Y |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-y.jpg) | Usage: Erly 'y' is frequently dotted. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-y2.jpg) | Usage: nyght sometimes the tail of 'y' extends to join the next letter. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-y3.jpg) | Usage: tyme sometimes the tail of 'y' is short. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-y4.jpg) | Usage: array 'y' in final position in the line. |
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Pointing Hands |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-WL1.jpg) | Usage: A pointing hand in the left margin indicating the words 'and swyved for hir sustenaunce' at the end of the unfinished Cook's Tale. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-WL1-2.jpg) | Usage: This is reinforced in the right margin where the same line is indicated, this time pointing down. |
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f |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-WL2.jpg) | Usage: of final 'f' always has an attached down-stroke. On this folio, no other letter attracts a tag such as this. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-WL2-2.jpg) | Usage: Of |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-WL2-3.jpg) | Usage: yaf | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-WL2-4.jpg) | Usage: of |
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I |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-WL3.jpg) | Usage: It upper case 'I' varies little in formation. It is simple and unadorned. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-WL3-2.jpg) | Usage: Ioly the closed loop to the left of the stem is a characteristic feature of this graph. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-WL3-3.jpg) | Usage: I | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CamIi3.26-52-WL3-4.jpg) | Usage: Iohn |