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A |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-a.jpg) | Usage: a double compartment anglicana 'a' used throughout. The scribe is extremely cinsistent although the size of the upper and lower compartments does vary slightly in size at times. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-a2.jpg) | Usage: passus red glosses within the text box in the hand of the scribe.He does not adopt any kind of display script. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-a3.jpg) | Usage: And there is only one version of upper case 'A', formed as seen in this example. The shape hardly varies. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-a4.jpg) | Usage: As |
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D |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-d.jpg) | Usage: dowel neat and regular formation of looped 'd'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-d2.jpg) | Usage: dobet in some places, the loop is not quite completed. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-d3.jpg) | Usage: hadde | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-d4.jpg) | Usage: And |
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G |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-g.jpg) | Usage: greuen double compartment 'g' is used throughout. The stroke from the right of the upper comnpartment is a scooped stroke combining with what in other hands appears as a horizontal extension. The lower compartment is often triangular in shape. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-g2.jpg) | Usage: IPassyng |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-g3.jpg) | Usage: gan sometimes the scribe does not complete the lower compartment, leaving a small space between upper and lower on the right side. A hairline stroke links the head. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-g4.jpg) | Usage: Gretli the upper case graph at the beginning of a line. |
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H |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-h.jpg) | Usage: han notched head at the top of the stem thick stroke for shoulder to limb and fine tail-stroke angling clockwise sharply beneath the body of the graph. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-h2.jpg) | Usage: recche |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-h3.jpg) | Usage: Hic from the Latin incipit and to reinforce the presentation of upper case 'H' also seen in version 4. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-h4.jpg) | Usage: How a strange upper case graph for 'H'. |
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R |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-r.jpg) | Usage: restitue long 'r' is used in all positions except where 'z'-shaped 'r' is used after 'o' and several round-bodied graphs. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-r2.jpg) | Usage: after long 'r' in final position with upturn from the shoulder. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-r3.jpg) | Usage: laborers long 'r' and 'z'-shaped 'r' in this example. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-r4.jpg) | Usage: frere |
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S |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-s.jpg) | Usage: seide long 's' is used in initial and medial positions. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-s2.jpg) | Usage: was flat-headed greek sigma 's' for the final position. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-s3.jpg) | Usage: penaunceles | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-s4.jpg) | Usage: Selde upper case 'S' tipped with red ink at the beginning of a line. |
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W |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-w.jpg) | Usage: wiþ 'w' has split heads to the arms and a 'B'-shaped element to the right. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-w2.jpg) | Usage: þow 'w' in final position. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-w3.jpg) | Usage: Lewede | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-w4.jpg) | Usage: dowel 'w' in the red ink of the gloss. |
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Y |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-y.jpg) | Usage: wissyng the left arm of 'y' drops vertically to the lower level of surrounding graphs. The right arm begins at the same height, angles away with a thick stroke then turns acutely and a fine stroke joins the lower end of the left arm before curving counter-clockwise, again with a thick stroke. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-y2.jpg) | Usage: prouyncial 'y' is always dotted. |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-y3.jpg) | Usage: pecunyous a 'y' with a straight tail. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-y4.jpg) | Usage: eyne |
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Thorn and Yogh |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-WL1.jpg) | Usage: þow thorn is used throughout for 'th'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-WL1-2.jpg) | Usage: welþe |
![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-WL1-3.jpg) | Usage: ȝif yogh is used occasionally. It may or may not be used as equivalent to the 'gh' sound. it is mainly used to represent 'y'. | ![](https://www.dhi.ac.uk/san/medievalscribes/images/BLCottonVespBXVI-51v-WL1-4.jpg) | Usage: eyȝe |