'a' is always double compartment with straight sides and angled hairline at the left side of the head.
upper case 'A' with 2-shaped element to begin.
occasionally there is a shadow stroke to the right of the main down-stroke. It is not seen in this example, perhaps because as the initial letter of a line it would be slashed with red.
this is the most usual form of 'd' although as will be seen in the following examples, the scribe uses his imagination at times.
looped head on 'd'.
long wavy strokes rather than the usual short angled one for the final down-stroke.
an elaborate upper case 'D' in the gloss.
'g' is tailed with a tail turning clockwise and extending in a long horizontal line which extends beneath previous graphs.
final 'g' with extra tag extending above the graph and ending with a diamond shape. This may be the scribe's method of indicating a missing final 'e'. However, the same tag is also used as the 'dot' for 'y'.
Usage: dyuers gobettes
'h' is usually neatly contained with straight limb ending with a small flick to the left.
after 'c' , 'h' is normally crossed.
the scribe frequently adds fine otiose loops or lines to several graphs as decoration.
the 'r' and the 'o' blend together in this example.
final 'r' with fine otiose stroke merely for decoration.
'z'-shaped 'r' almost always has an otiose loop beneath the graph.
long 's' is used in initial and medial positions. It frequently has a number of 'fins' on the left side. The number varies and this example is rather overcrowded with them.
kidney-shaped 's' in final position.
could be mistaken for an 'f' since the cross-bar of 't' bisects the stem of 's'.
a wing to begin the first long 's' and another heavily finned example.
'w' is consistently formed throughout.
'w' is the same size as the graphs on either side.
'y' is almost always dotted. The body is square-shaped and the tail is usually short and straight with no return.
probably the only example on this folio where the tail of 'y' turns counter-clockwise.
|Thorn and Yogh|
thorn is used frequently.
the stem of thorn is thick and straight with no taper. The lobe is a box-like addition.
yogh is used as equivalent of both the 'y' and 'gh' elements.
|Upper Case Letters|
a rather tortured upper case 'N'.
upper case Thorn with more fin decoration of the stem.