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A |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-a.jpg) | Usage: alle double compartment 'a' is used throughout. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-a2.jpg) | Usage: Mary the word is within the text but copied in red ink. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-a3.jpg) | Usage: And | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-a4.jpg) | Usage: Ac upper case 'A' at the beginning of a line. |
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D |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-d.jpg) | Usage: dome looped 'd' is used throughout. The lobe is usually very angular. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-d2.jpg) | Usage: world 'd' in final position is tagged. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-d3.jpg) | Usage: laddest | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-d4.jpg) | Usage: romed occasionally the scribe extends the loop of 'd' backwards over previous graphs. |
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G |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-g.jpg) | Usage: goon 'g' is double compartment throughout. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-g2.jpg) | Usage: Iugges The lower compartment generally rests on or just blow the line so the graph is set high in relation to surrounding letters. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-g3.jpg) | Usage: wigh | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-g4.jpg) | Usage: Indulgence the head of 'g' is above the top of surrounding graphs. |
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H |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-h.jpg) | Usage: heestes triangular looped head which rejoins the stem at shoulder-level. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-h2.jpg) | Usage: namelich the tail-stroke may sweep round clockwise as in version 1 or turn counter-clockwise as in this example. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-h3.jpg) | Usage: erthe here the tail of 'h' extends clockwise beneath preceding graphs. The length and sweep of the tail of 'h' has an impact on the aspect of the folio. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-h4.jpg) | Usage: How the upper case graph is the same as the lower case one. |
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R |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-r.jpg) | Usage: rede long 'r' is used all the time and in every position except after 'o'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-r2.jpg) | Usage: balder 'r' in final position with flourish. The fork of the graph appears at line level. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-r3.jpg) | Usage: forbode 'z'-shaped 'r' with otiose descender from the middle of the lower stroke. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-r4.jpg) | Usage: reherce |
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S |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-s.jpg) | Usage: so sigma 's' is used in initial position. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-s2.jpg) | Usage: lordes '8'-shaped 's' is used in final position. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-s3.jpg) | Usage: heestes long 's' is only used in medial positions. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-s4.jpg) | Usage: Soules upper case 'S' is a sigma shape. |
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W |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-w.jpg) | Usage: welthe 'w' is generally looped at the head. There is a 'B'-shaped element to the right. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-w2.jpg) | Usage: yow |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-w3.jpg) | Usage: worche | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-w4.jpg) | Usage: Wher upper case 'W' is the same as the lower case graph. |
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Y |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-y.jpg) | Usage: yow the tail of 'y' is fine and mostly a straight stroke. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-y2.jpg) | Usage: day as with 'h', the long, fine tails of 'y' have an impact on the aspect of the folio. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-y3.jpg) | Usage: frayned | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-y4.jpg) | Usage: many occasionally the tail of 'y' turns counter-clockwise. |
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Thorn and Yogh |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-WL1.jpg) | Usage: þt thorn is used mainly to abreviate 'that' and 'the'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-WL1-2.jpg) | Usage: þinketh occasionally thorn is used to replace 'th'. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-WL1-3.jpg) | Usage: nouȝt the only yogh on the folio. | | |
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Upper Case Letters |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-WL2.jpg) | Usage: Is | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-WL2-2.jpg) | Usage: To |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-WL2-3.jpg) | Usage: Passus | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-WL2-4.jpg) | Usage: Mary |
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Decoration |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-WL3.jpg) | Usage: This these decorated letters appear on the top line of the folio. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-WL3-2.jpg) | Usage: lettred |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-WL3-3.jpg) | Usage: techeth | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/CambNewnham4-35r-WL3-4.jpg) | Usage: Eagle eagle in the lower margin. |