Scribal Profile Unknown | |
| Current Manuscript: | London, British Library, MS Additional 12043 |
| Folios: | 1-155 |
| Sampled Folios: | 24v |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: al the single compartment 'a' is used throughout for the lower case graph with varying degrees of formality. |  | Usage: many a squarer lobe in this example. |
 | Usage: And on some folios this version of upper case 'A' is used almost as much as version 4 which is the scribe's more usual choice. |  | Usage: Amonge |
| D | |||
 | Usage: don 'd' is angular in appearance and unusual in the sense that the loop resolves on the lower part of the lobe leaving an 'open' centre. |  | Usage: peined |
 | Usage: drede |  | Usage: Discouere upper case 'D; with loop resolving back to the point where the looped stroke began. |
| G | |||
 | Usage: gode formal tailed 'g' with very angular upper compartment. |  | Usage: longe sometimes the end of the curved tail connects back to the pointed lower left side of the upper compartment. |
 | Usage: wight |  | Usage: degre |
| H | |||
 | Usage: hier 'h' also appears angular with exaggerated foot at the base of the stem and small neat head-loop. |  | Usage: touch 'h' is often crossed when following 't', 'g' and 'c'. The crossing may occur within a word as well as when 'h' is in final position. |
 | Usage: thoght crossed 'h' following 't'. |  | Usage: His no difference between upper and lower case 'h' except perhaps in size. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: reson modern 'r' is used in initial, medial and final positions. |  | Usage: other |
 | Usage: enformed on the folios examined, 'z'-shaped 'r' is only used after o. The script may be more or less formal but the scribe is consistent in the formation and selection of his graphs. |  | Usage: reuers |
| S | |||
 | Usage: semblant long 's' is used in initial and medial positions. |  | Usage: this final 's' is always the graph used in this example. Sometimes it appears to be more of an 8-shaped letter and at others it seems to be a kidney-shaped version. |
 | Usage: passen |  | Usage: So doubled serpentine 's' as the upper case letter. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: wight 'w' is looped at the head of the central stroke. The head of the left limb may be left open or may connect with the central stroke. |  | Usage: throw 'w's are again angular with exaggerated feet and a squared-off lobe to the right. |
 | Usage: afterward the top of 'w' is well above the level of surrounding graphs. |  | Usage: Whan there is no difference between upper and lower case graphs. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: eny the left arm of 'y' descends vertically. The tail is neatly contained turning counter-clockwise. |  | Usage: lightly |
 | Usage: mony 'y' is often dotted. |  | Usage: many |
| Yogh | |||
 | Usage: ȝere yogh is used infrequently but is in the scribe's repertoire. |  | Usage: ȝit |
 | Usage: þe thorn does not appear at all on some folios but is used occasionally in the later part of the manuscript. |  | Usage: worþ |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: To |  | Usage: Bot |
 | Usage: If |  | Usage: Er |
| Decorated Ascenders | |||
 | Usage: Thoro ascenders on the top lines of some folios attract a variety of decorative finishes. |  | Usage: loue |
 | Usage: hiere |  | Usage: thei |