Scribal Profile Unknown | |
| Current Manuscript: | England, London, British Library MS Stowe 65 |
| Folios: | 1-221vb |
| Sampled Folios: | 62v, 115v |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: was the scribe's hand varies, perhaps according to the speed with which he copied. Some graphs are well-formed, others have a hasty appearance. Double compartment 'a' is used throughout. |  | Usage: harm occasionally the stroke across the upper compartment does not connect and a small gap is left at the head of the graph. |
 | Usage: ymaad the size of the graphs is not always consistent. |  | Usage: makeþ |
| D | |||
 | Usage: dru(n)enesse unlooped 'd' is used. The oblique down-stroke is often turned slightly at the head. |  | Usage: yrad |
 | Usage: goddes 'd' is frequently found in ligature with the following graph. |  | Usage: dradde |
| G | |||
 | Usage: greet the upper lobe of 'g' usually has a vertical aspect, here an oval shape. |  | Usage: doyng the lower lobe varies in size. The horizontal addition leading to the next graph leaves the upper lobe mid-way down the lobe. |
 | Usage: ygreued sometimes the lower lobe does not connect with the upper lobe. |  | Usage: germania the scribe's practice is not to use upper case graphs where one might expect to find one. Here there is a tag to the right of the lower lobe. |
| H | |||
 | Usage: hoond it is usually possible to see the approach stroke to the stem as is visible here at the top of the stem. |  | Usage: hadde the addition of the head-stroke is often clearly defined. |
 | Usage: cheualrie 'ch' combination. |  | Usage: hadde an example of the scribe's hasty formation of graphs. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: regne long 'r' is used throughout in all positions except after round-bodied graphs. |  | Usage: suster 'r' in final position sometimes has a slight upturn at the termination of the shoulder stroke. |
 | Usage: brutus 'z'-shaped 'r' is used after round-bodied graphs. |  | Usage: werre it is difficult to see the fork of 'r' here as the graph appears almost as a vertical line. It is just possible to see the hairline rising from the main shaft at a level which is in line with the lower level of surrounding graphs. |
| S | |||
 | Usage: storie long 's' is used in initial and medial positions. It is not usually a long stroke and it ends at or just below the line. |  | Usage: deedis 8-shaped 's' almost always used in final position. |
 | Usage: was a 6-shaped 's' also used occasionally in final position. |  | Usage: Sittynge what appears to be a rare example of an upper case letter in this scribe's copying of the prose. Here it occurs after a paraph mark but is unusual in that the scribe's usual practice is to use a lower case graph. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: wonne the scribe's 'w's are all similar. |  | Usage: folow the 'B'-shaped element to the right of the second limb is usually set slightly lower than the two limbs. |
 | Usage: cruwelnesse the 'B'-shaped element is not always clearly defined. |  | Usage: dou(n)ward here there is a simple loop to the right of the second limb. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: ymaad the fork of the graph is usually on the line. |  | Usage: destroyede the tail of 'y' is straight with no return, descending at a 45 degree angle from the line. |
 | Usage: hey |  | Usage: brytayne |
| Thorn and Yogh | |||
 | Usage: naþeles thorn is used frequently, not only for the definite article and pronouns and adjectives, but also as replacement for 'th'. |  | Usage: wraþþe the stem of thorn ends just below the line. The stroke which forms the lobe is usually separate from the stem. |
 | Usage: fiȝtynge yogh is used as equivalent of 'y' and also as replacement for 'gh'. |  | Usage: ȝeer |
| Decorative Features | |||
 | Usage: Cirus an example of one of the pen-flourished letters. |  | Usage: The 7-line ornamental capital which is attached to the four-sided border on f115v. |
 | Usage: A grotesque as the lower corner of the border. |  | Usage: Detail of the illuminated border of f115v. |