• London, British Library MS Harley 3943 / Hand A

'what'; Usage: 'now'; the scribe probably uses this 'w' with taller first stroke more frequently than the example in version 1. Usage: 'wt(superscript)seide'; Usage: 'wolde'; the lead-in stroke to the left limb is sometimes a circle. y Usage: 'Troy'; the

• Cambridge, St John's College MS E. 2 (105) / Unknown

back to the upper compartment. Usage: 'among'; 'g' as the final letter. The formation of this 'g' is like version 1 but here the scribe has made a connecting stroke between the upper and lower elements of the graph. Usage:

• Cambridge, Trinity College MS R. 15. 18 Part 1 (941) / Unknown

Trinity College MS R. 15. 18 Part 1 (941) Folios: 1-36 Sampled Folios: 31r Image Rights: Reproduced by permission of the Master and Fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge a Usage: 'label'; double compartment 'a' is used often with angled stroke

• London, British Library MS Harley 2251 / Hammond Scribe

MS R.3.21 (601) London, British Library MS Royal 17 D. XV part 1 London, British Library MS Harley 2251 London, Royal College of Physicians MS 388 London, British Library, MS Additional 34360 Cambridge, Trinity College MS O.3.11 (1183) Cambridge, Trinity

• London, Royal College of Physicians MS 388 / Hammond Scribe

MS R.3.21 (601) London, British Library MS Royal 17 D. XV part 1 London, British Library MS Harley 2251 London, Royal College of Physicians MS 388 London, British Library, MS Additional 34360 Cambridge, Trinity College MS O.3.11 (1183) Cambridge, Trinity

• Cambridge, Trinity College MS R.3.2. (581) / Hand A

his repertoire. Usage: 'at'; d Usage: 'and'; Usage: 'do'; a rare slight deviation from the constant shape as in version 1. Usage: 'Dauid'; upper case 'D'. Usage: 'myddel'; g Usage: 'noght'; typical lower case 'g' with curved tag on the

• Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Arch. Selden B 24 (SC 3554) / Hand 1

Profile Hand 1 Current Manuscript: Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Arch. Selden B 24 (SC 3554) Identification: May be james Gray Folios: 1-209v Sampled Folios: 1r Image Rights: Reproduced with permission of The Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, 2011; all rights

• London, British Library, MS Arundel 59 / Hammond Scribe

MS R.3.21 (601) London, British Library MS Royal 17 D. XV part 1 London, British Library MS Harley 2251 London, Royal College of Physicians MS 388 London, British Library, MS Additional 34360 Cambridge, Trinity College MS O.3.11 (1183) Cambridge, Trinity

• Cambridge, Peterhouse MS 75 part 1 / Equatorie scribe

Profile Equatorie scribe Profiles for this Scribe: Cambridge, Peterhouse MS 75 part 1 Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Laud misc. 657 Current Manuscript: Cambridge, Peterhouse MS 75 part 1 Sampled Folios: 71v Image Rights: Reproduced with permission; copyright retained by the

• Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Hatton Donat. 1 / Unknown

Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Hatton Donat. 1 Folios: 1-257 Sampled Folios: 75v, 167v Image Rights: Reproduced with permission of The Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, 2011; all rights reserved a Usage: 'man'; double compartment 'a' used most of the time.

• Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Rawlinson poet. 163 (SC 14655) / Hand 1

Profile Hand 1 Current Manuscript: Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Rawlinson poet. 163 (SC 14655) Folios: 1-9, 16-19, 29, 59v-113v Sampled Folios: 9r, 92v Image Rights: Reproduced with permission of The Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, 2011; all rights reserved a

• Europe, Cologny, Geneva, Fondation Martin Bodmer MS 48 (Phillips 8136) / Unknown

'when'; although here 'w' is the initial letter, this form of 'w' is usually used within a word with version 1 most in evidence as the initial letter. Usage: 'Which'; at the beginning of a line. Usage: 'werk(es)'; y Usage:

• Tokyo, Professor Takamiya of Keio University MS 9 / Unknown

'Englische'; p Usage: 'poynt'; the approach stroke to 'p' is varied but often has an angular appearance as in versions 1 and 4. Usage: 'prikkis'; almost a complete loop is attached to the front of the graph. Usage: 'poyntis'; Usage:

• Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Rawlinson poet. 10 (Sum. Cat. 14503) / Unknown

as here. Usage: 'goddis'; Usage: 'amendid'; g Usage: 'graspist'; the majority of the scribe's 'g's are formed as in versions 1 and 2. The length of tail varies according to space available and position in word. Usage: 'greeuid'; The extra

• Cambridge, University Library MS Gg. 4. 27 / CUL Gg. 4.27 scribe

'gan'; anglicana 'g' and secretary 'g' are both used at random. Usage: 'god'; secretary 'g' on the line below version 1. Usage: 'prologe'; the scribe's formal script in incipits and explicits with extended upper compartment. Usage: 'God'; h Usage: 'herkene';

• Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Douce 158 (SC 21732) / Unknown

Usage: 'knyghthode'; almost the only example on this folio of 'h' which does not finish the tail as in version 1 above. The head-strokes descend at an angle here rather than the usual rounded form. Usage: 'His'; the upper case

• Cambridge, University Library MS Dd. 12. 51 part 1 / Unknown

University Library MS Dd. 12. 51 part 1 Folios: 1-64 (65-66 blank) Sampled Folios: 48r Image Rights: Reproduced by kind permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library a Usage: 'planete'; the scribe's 'a's are frequently much larger than surrounding

• Oxford, New College MS 266 / Unknown

upper and lower case graphs. The shoulder is high in this example and matches the lower case example in version 1. r Usage: 'red'; modern 'r' is used in all positions except where 'z'-shaped 'r' is used. Usage: 'hir'; Usage:

• Cambridge, St Catherine's College MS 7 (K.I.26) / Unknown

curve and ends at the line. Usage: 'suche'; the head of 'h' may be looped or open as in version 1. Usage: 'ryghte'; 'h' following 'g' is crossed. The tail extends well below the line. Usage: 'Hit'; upper case 'H'

• England, London, British Library MS Sloane 983 / Unknown

except after 'o', 'e' and 'a'. Usage: 'parte'; the fork of 'r' varies according to the following graph. In version 1 the fork is just below the level of the following 'e' whereas the fork in this example is at