Scribal Profile Unknown | |
| Current Manuscript: | London, British Library, MS Stowe 71 |
| Folios: | Mar-81 |
| Sampled Folios: | 3r, 50v |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: and single compartment 'a' used alongside double compartment 'a'. |  | Usage: called straight-sided 'a' with horizontal cross-bar. |
 | Usage: And a horned effect created on the lower lobe of this double compartment upper case 'A'. |  | Usage: agayn two different versions of 'a' in this word. |
| D | |||
 | Usage: lande the basic shape of 'd'. The lobe may be more or less pointed. The loop may be more exaggerated sometimes extending backwards over previous letters. |  | Usage: compiled 'd' in final position usually has a flourished tag attached. |
 | Usage: diu(er)se |  | Usage: Dioclician upper case 'D' with vertical bisecting stroke. |
| G | |||
 | Usage: kynges the scribe's secretary 'g' with reverse flick on the tail which is used for the majority of the time. |  | Usage: grete very occasionally it is possible to find a double compartment 'g' with long oval lower comparment. |
 | Usage: thought the combination 'ght' attracts a curved stroke above the letters rather than a line crossing 'h'. |  | Usage: Gascoyn |
| H | |||
 | Usage: his the scribe's simplest form of 'h'. In reality most forms of this letter occur as in the following versions. |  | Usage: tretith where 'h' is combined with 't' or 'c' it is frequently crossed. Occasionally, as here, the tail-stroke ends with a flick to the right. |
 | Usage: the probably the most usual form of 'h' with continuation of the tail-stroke through to the next letter. |  | Usage: Here decorative treatment of 'H' as the first letter of the incipit. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: tretith modern 'r' and long 'r' both used in all positions throughout. |  | Usage: ther 'r's in final position often have a flourish almost always to represent a missing 'e'. Long 'r' is used more frequently than modern 'r'. |
 | Usage: wondirfull 'z'-shaped 'r' used frequently after vowels. |  | Usage: Riaall |
| S | |||
 | Usage: werres square-shaped sigma 's' used in initial and final positions. |  | Usage: so long 's' used mainly in medial position, but occasionally, as here in initial position. |
 | Usage: Surr(y) |  | Usage: Walisshmen |
| W | |||
 | Usage: were the scribe has several distinctive 'w's both anglicana and secreatry. All are used indiscriminately. |  | Usage: was |
 | Usage: wreten extended left limb of this cursive 'w'. |  | Usage: whoos 'w' as in version 2. Perhaps the most distinctive of this scribe's letter forms. When all three forms occur together they may be a good identifier for this scribe. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: Troye 'y' is often dotted. |  | Usage: Albyon the tail of 'y' often continues up to link to the next letter. |
 | Usage: sory the tail of 'y' can also be curtailed. |  | Usage: arryved |
| Thorn and Yogh | |||
 | Usage: þt thorn is used occasionally. |  | Usage: þanne |
 | Usage: myȝth yogh is also used occasionally. The long tail is reminiscent of the Beryn scribe. |  | Usage: Cronyculeȝ yogh is mainly used for the plural 'z' sound. |
| B | |||
 | Usage: Brute upper case 'B' is distinctive with looped head stroke. |  | Usage: Boke |
 | Usage: Brigge |  | Usage: Brothir |
| f | |||
 | Usage: of 'f' in final position nearly always has a descender usually at a 45 degree downward angle from the main stem. |  | Usage: of |
 | Usage: wiff | ||