Scribal Profile Unknown | |
| Current Manuscript: | USA, San Marino, CA, Henry E. Huntington Library MS HM 135 |
| Folios: | 1-86 |
| Sampled Folios: | 7v, 83r |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: make the scribe has a bewildering selection of 'a' graphs. They are almost always single compartment, though see version 4. His more casual hand seen on f83r uses a more rounded version of the single compartment graph. |  | Usage: all |
 | Usage: aryght a lower case graph showing yet another variation. |  | Usage: Awaked upper case 'A' on a word in the middle of the line where a lower case graph would be expected.. The scribe uses the upper case letter randomly in initial position. |
| D | |||
 | Usage: dere 'd's are formed in a fairly uniform way with a point to the left of the lower lobe and a neat loop above. |  | Usage: goddys |
 | Usage: world a more hook-like lobe with faint hairline stroke to complete. |  | Usage: god |
| G | |||
 | Usage: gou(er)ned the scribe's 'g's are also found in variety. Here the 'g' is a tailed secretary version of the graph. |  | Usage: god the scribe adds curls and angles to his graphs at random. |
 | Usage: thorugh 'g' in combination with crossed 'h'. |  | Usage: Go |
| H | |||
 | Usage: holy the tail-stroke is usually long and presents in a variety of different ways. |  | Usage: schall on several occasions the scribe squares off the tail-stroke to form a horizontal line below the graph. |
 | Usage: Wyth occasionally the tail-stroke turns counter-clockwise. |  | Usage: Haue a slight turn at the foot of the stem to indicate an upper case graph perhaps? |
| R | |||
 | Usage: ferre modern 'r' is used most frequently on f7v. However, long 'r' is also used occasionally. |  | Usage: thorugh 'z'-shaped 'r' is used after 'o'. A vertical otiose stroke descending unusually from the lower right of the graph. |
 | Usage: rekene long 'r' is used in initial position on f83r where the scribe's hand is less formal. Modern 'r' is still used in medial positions. |  | Usage: Ryche |
| S | |||
 | Usage: same long 's' alternates with sigma 's' in initial position. The head of 's' may be horizontal, as in this example, or more rounded as in version 3. |  | Usage: ellys sigma 's' is used in initial and in final positions. |
 | Usage: besynesse long 's' is used in medial positions. |  | Usage: Sone scooped head-stroke to this upper case 'S' with bisecting vertical line set at an angle. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: wold 'w' is mostly formed as in this example. The left arm leans to the left, the loop in the centre extends above the graph and there is a 'B'-shaped element to the right. |  | Usage: a worde occasionally the head of the left arm curves to the right to close the head. |
 | Usage: werkys in the scribe's more casual hand, the central loop may be left open and there is only a single circular element to the right. |  | Usage: Wyth at the beginning of a line and thus representative of what may be the upper case graph. As with 'H', the scribe introduces a pointed foot at the lower end of the left limb. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: ys the tail of 'y' appears in a variety of shapes and angles. |  | Usage: werkys |
 | Usage: eyȝen |  | Usage: Y |
| Yogh | |||
 | Usage: eyȝen yogh is used frequently in the scribe's more casual script. |  | Usage: syȝt yogh is used as equivalent to both 'y' and to 'gh'. |
 | Usage: ȝere |  | Usage: Almyȝt |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: Qd the scribe has some elaborate upper case graphs. |  | Usage: Myn |
 | Usage: Redles upper case 'R' with 2-shaped element preceding it. The curved stroke at the top between the two parts of the graph is the tail of the graph above. |  | Usage: That elaborate upper case 'T'. |
| More Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: By 'B' preceded by the 2-shaped element. |  | Usage: Off 'O' with pointed head and extra decoration within the graph at the right. |
 | Usage: In |  | Usage: Now 'N' with 2-shaped element to precede. |