Scribal Profile Unknown | |
| Current Manuscript: | Europe, Dublin, Ireland, Trinity College MS 212 |
| Folios: | 1-90 |
| Sampled Folios: | 88v |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: and 'a' is always double compartment with upper compartment frequently larger than the lower one. |  | Usage: made sometimes the down stroke curves over at the top, sometimes it is straight, as here. |
 | Usage: cam occasionally the scribe enlarges the letter 'a' in the middle of words. Generally though, the top of 'a' is in line with surrounding graphs. |  | Usage: Al |
| D | |||
 | Usage: deye 'd' is always looped and consistently formed. |  | Usage: rebuked |
 | Usage: gladdere |  | Usage: Defyeden |
| G | |||
 | Usage: growe 'g' is also consistently formed, a double compartment graph with triangular lower lobe. |  | Usage: knowyng |
 | Usage: religion |  | Usage: Gyle the upper case graph. |
| H | |||
 | Usage: hadde generally the tail-stroke continues in a clockwise direction and loops back to connect with the stem. |  | Usage: wrouht occasionally there is a counter-clockwise flick from the end of the tail. |
 | Usage: hath both types of tail-stroke are seen in this example. |  | Usage: He upper case 'H' is distinctive because of the hook to the left of the stem. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: religio(u)n both modern and long 'r's are used in all positions. |  | Usage: receyuede |
 | Usage: gyour 'r' in final position with upward flick. |  | Usage: bar |
| S | |||
 | Usage: seyde sigma 's' is used in initial position and very occasionally in final position, as in version 3. |  | Usage: fynnes 8-shaped 's' is used in final position. Occasionally there is an otiose stroke from the upper compartment to finish. |
 | Usage: cardinals |  | Usage: Syth the upper case version of the graph. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: was 'w' is consistently formed with double head loop and 'B'-shaped element at the right. |  | Usage: folowede |
 | Usage: knowyng |  | Usage: With upper case 'W' is formed in the same way with perhaps a wider leftward extension of the left limb. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: y nome 'y' is sometimes dotted, sometimes not. The tail is generally short with small flick to the right. |  | Usage: neody |
 | Usage: sprynge |  | Usage: Y 'Y' in initial position in a line. |
| Thorn and Yogh | |||
 | Usage: lyueþ thorn is used frequently in all the usual situations. |  | Usage: Þeer the stem of thorn is set at a slant. |
 | Usage: a ȝeins yogh is only used on a couple of occasions on this folio. |  | Usage: ȝaf |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: Bothe an unusual form of upper case 'B'. |  | Usage: Neuere |
 | Usage: Torned |  | Usage: Ouer |