Scribal Profile Worcestershire Piers Plowman scribe? | |
| Profiles for this Scribe: | 1. London, University Library, Sterling V.17 |
| Current Manuscript: | London, University of London, Senate House, Sterling Library MS V.17 |
| Folios: | 1-114 |
| Sampled Folios: | 1r |
| Example Page: | Display a full page showing this scribe's hand |
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| A | |||
 | Usage: an double compartment 'a' is used throughout. |  | Usage: walkyng there is often a gap at top and bottom of the graph not necessarily connected by a hairline. |
 | Usage: And the scribe has two forms of upper case 'A'. This one is similar to a reversed number 3 with vertical stem to the right. |  | Usage: Al in this version the first element is like a number 2, again followed by the vertical stem. |
| D | |||
 | Usage: de 'd' is always looped and almost invariable no matter in what position. |  | Usage: Westeward |
 | Usage: wandryng |  | Usage: worlde |
| G | |||
 | Usage: gyle 'g' is always double compartment with lower compartment slightly smaller and more horizontal in aspect than the upper compartment. |  | Usage: wandryng 'g' in final position with circle sitting on the end of the horizontal slash. It could represent a missing 'e'. |
 | Usage: sowynge |  | Usage: gloteny |
| H | |||
 | Usage: haue 'h' is also evenly formed. The head-loop is generally closed with a short hairline back to the top of the shoulder. |  | Usage: schop |
 | Usage: schepherde |  | Usage: Hic an elaborate upper case 'H' for the incipit. |
| R | |||
 | Usage: ryche modern 'r' is used with little variation in all positions except after 'o' and a few round-bodied graphs. |  | Usage: aftur |
 | Usage: worlde 'z'-shaped 'r' is used after 'o' and round-bodied graphs. |  | Usage: trowede |
| S | |||
 | Usage: sesoun long 's' is used in initial and medial positions. The stem does not extend much below the lower level of surrounding graphs. | Usage: selles 's' in final position is either '8'-shaped as here or a cross between this and a kidney-shaped 's'. | |
 | Usage: merueylously |  | Usage: Sum(m)e snake-like upper case 'S' at the beginning of a line. |
| W | |||
 | Usage: worlde the scribe's formation of graphs is extremely consistent. The left limb of 'w' is usually detached. |  | Usage: wyse a 3-shaped element to the right. |
 | Usage: abowte the spacing of the scribe's work may be seen in this word as also the relative height of 'w' against surrounding graphs. |  | Usage: Willelmi I presume that this name in the incipit begins with an upper case graph. It is exactly like the lower case one but rather taller. |
| Y | |||
 | Usage: y all 'y's are dotted. |  | Usage: wyterly the graph varies very little except for slight variations in the length of the tail. |
 | Usage: monye |  | Usage: destruyen |
| Thorn and Yogh | |||
 | Usage: þys thorn is used frequently. The stem is short and stumpy. |  | Usage: welþe thorn is also used on occasion to replace 'th'. |
 | Usage: ȝow yogh is also used as equivalent of 'y', as here and also of 'gh' as in the following example. |  | Usage: sauȝ |
| Upper Case Letters | |||
 | Usage: Petro |  | Usage: IN |
 | Usage: I |  | Usage: Sstewarde this may or may not be a variant upper case 'S'. If it is, the scribe has made a mistake and the word begins with two 's's. |