Scribal Profile Unknown | |
| Current Manuscript: | Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Laud misc. 656 |
| Folios: | 1-131 |
| Sampled Folios: | 10r |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: arwes double compartment 'a' is used throughout but often sloppily formed. |  | Usage: walles the lower compartment barely seems to exist in this example. |
 | Usage: assayled |  | Usage: Assembleden |
| D | |||
 | Usage: ded 'd' is always looped with rounded bowl and loop extending back beyond the bowl. |  | Usage: donked |
 | Usage: hadde the size of loop varies in width. |  | Usage: byholde |
| G | |||
 | Usage: gold double compartment 'g' has a squat and roundish appearance. |  | Usage: kyng 'g' in final position with extension from upper lobe going off in an upward direction. |
 | Usage: gret 'g' is more like a figure 8. |  | Usage: Geten |
| H | |||
 | Usage: hundred the looped head-stroke is generally triangular. The length of the tail-stroke varies as does the curvature. |  | Usage: wonderlich |
 | Usage: scholde |  | Usage: Helmes there is no difference between upper and lower case graphs. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: riche long 'r' is used in all positions. |  | Usage: bar 'r' in final positions is frequently flourished. |
 | Usage: garrite |  | Usage: borow 'z'-shaped 'r' only appears to be used after 'o'. |
| S | |||
 | Usage: spilt sigma 's' is used in initial and final positions. |  | Usage: bodies a crossed head to the sigma 's'. |
 | Usage: stones long 's' is also used occasionally in initial position and always in medial position. |  | Usage: Sone no distinction between upper and lower case graphs. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: walles a very distinctive 'w' which varies little in shape. |  | Usage: sorowe note the size of 'w' in relation to surrounding graphs. |
 | Usage: blowen |  | Usage: Wt the scribe always contracts 'with' to 'wt'. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: kyng 'y' is consistently formed. It bears a strong resemblance to thorn in body-shape but is distinguished by the direction of the tail of each graph. |  | Usage: spoyle |
 | Usage: Hardy the tail of 'y' curves counter-clockwise. |  | Usage: many |
| Thorn and Yogh | |||
 | Usage: þe the tail of thorn does not return in a counter-clockwise direction. |  | Usage: Þroȝ |
 | Usage: bryȝt yogh is used frequently. |  | Usage: ȝate |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: Quarten |  | Usage: Tille |
 | Usage: Come(n) |  | Usage: Made |