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A |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BostonPubLibfmed94-74v-a.jpg) | Usage: argonautis most of the scribe's lower case 'a's follow the example shown here. There is usually a hairline stroke ascending at an oblique angle from the head of the graph, the extension of the hairline closing stroke. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BostonPubLibfmed94-74v-a2.jpg) | Usage: sal occasionally the stroke across the head is thicker. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BostonPubLibfmed94-74v-a3.jpg) | Usage: And upper case 'A's often look rather tortured and ill-defined. | | Usage: And |
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D |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BostonPubLibfmed94-74v-d.jpg) | Usage: diuers 'd' is looped with a bowl which is either rounded or oval as here. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BostonPubLibfmed94-74v-d2.jpg) | Usage: And 'd' in final position always has an extended tag descending below the graph. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BostonPubLibfmed94-74v-d3.jpg) | Usage: worde the first element of 'e' is a continuation of the loop of 'd'. A hairline connects to the second element of 'e'. | | Usage: dayis |
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G |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BostonPubLibfmed94-74v-g.jpg) | Usage: gaf like the 'a' graph, 'g' has an extended hairline stroke angling up obliquely from the head. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BostonPubLibfmed94-74v-g2.jpg) | Usage: kengis the tail loops round and crosses the descending stroke to join to the next graph. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BostonPubLibfmed94-74v-g3.jpg) | Usage: strangast | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BostonPubLibfmed94-74v-g4.jpg) | Usage: argonautis |
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H |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BostonPubLibfmed94-74v-h.jpg) | Usage: hatht 'h' has a looped head-stroke which connects back to the stem. The shoulder is set away from the stem and the tail-stroke loops back and crosses itself to connect to the next graph. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BostonPubLibfmed94-74v-h2.jpg) | Usage: Qwhoso |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BostonPubLibfmed94-74v-h3.jpg) | Usage: qwyhlle | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BostonPubLibfmed94-74v-h4.jpg) | Usage: The |
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R |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BostonPubLibfmed94-74v-r.jpg) | Usage: resson 'z'-shaped 'r' is used on all occasions in every position. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BostonPubLibfmed94-74v-r2.jpg) | Usage: diuers |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BostonPubLibfmed94-74v-r3.jpg) | Usage: thar | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BostonPubLibfmed94-74v-r4.jpg) | Usage: argonautis |
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S |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BostonPubLibfmed94-74v-s.jpg) | Usage: sal long 's' is used in initial and medial positions. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BostonPubLibfmed94-74v-s2.jpg) | Usage: diuers an 's' similar to German 'ss' is always used in final position. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BostonPubLibfmed94-74v-s3.jpg) | Usage: Qwhoso the stem of 's' is often very thick with a contrasting much finer stroke for the head. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BostonPubLibfmed94-74v-s4.jpg) | Usage: anssowr |
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W |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BostonPubLibfmed94-74v-w.jpg) | Usage: wyn 'w' always has a much extended left arm wherever it occurs. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BostonPubLibfmed94-74v-w2.jpg) | Usage: sowld |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BostonPubLibfmed94-74v-w3.jpg) | Usage: qwht | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BostonPubLibfmed94-74v-w4.jpg) | Usage: Qwhoso |
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Y |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BostonPubLibfmed94-74v-y.jpg) | Usage: qwhylle 'y' and thorn are exactly the same and difficult to distinguish. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BostonPubLibfmed94-74v-y2.jpg) | Usage: wyn |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BostonPubLibfmed94-74v-y3.jpg) | Usage: y(c)h | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BostonPubLibfmed94-74v-y4.jpg) | Usage: thay |
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Thorn |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BostonPubLibfmed94-74v-WL1.jpg) | Usage: þat | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BostonPubLibfmed94-74v-WL1-2.jpg) | Usage: þaj |
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