• USA, New York, NY, Pierpont Morgan Library & Museum MS M 126 / Confessio Amantis

c. under it without crossing through: original had numbered two leaves '140' and wrote a heavy '1' over the '0' on first, changed a '1' to a '2' on the second and started writing out in full under at '143'

• London, British Library MS Harley 6291 / Vox Clamantis, Chronica Tripertita

Manuscript Description London, British Library MS Harley 6291 Title: Vox Clamantis, Chronica Tripertita Author: Gower Contents: Vox Clamantis, ff 1-134v; Latin work(s) by Gower ff134v-161. Language: English and Latin Date Range: 1390-1415 Scribal Hands: Trevisa-Gower Scribe Hand A

• England, London, British Library MS Harley 1900 / Polychronicon; Trevisa's translation

Unknown Material: Parchment No of Folios: 4 modern paper leaves of which first has black recto to match pastedown + 1 older paper flyleaf with note of Harley's ownership on recto + text block 310 parchment folios + 4 modern

• England, London, British Library MS Sloane 983 / De Proprietatibus Rerum

of which first is heavy and brown to match pastedown + 1 older paper flyleaf with shelfmark MS B.618 (crossed out and replaced by '983') + 113 leaves + 1 older paper flyleaf + 2 newer paper flyleaves of which

• Manchester, Chetham's Library MS 11379 (Mun. A.6.90) / Polychronicon

possibly added) in outer margins throughout indicating years of each Pope's papacy (inside set, with Pope's name above the first '1', 'Leo' on f110v) and years anno domini in another column / set closer to edges of page (456 next

• London, British Library MS Harley 2392 / Style?

Scribal Profile Style? Current Manuscript: London, British Library MS Harley 2392 Identification: Style may be the scribe's name Folios: 1-145 Sampled Folios: 81r Image Rights: Reproduced with permission of The British Library a Usage: 'cas'; single compartment 'a'

• London, British Library MS Harley 2421 / Unknown

Scribal Profile Unknown Current Manuscript: London, British Library MS Harley 2421 Folios: 1-154 Sampled Folios: 24v Image Rights: Reproduced with permission of The British Library a Usage: 'mayst'; almost no variation from this letter shape which is used

• London, British Library MS Harley 4912 / Unknown

Scribal Profile Unknown Current Manuscript: London, British Library MS Harley 4912 Folios: 1-175 Sampled Folios: 43r Image Rights: Reproduced with permission of The British Library a Usage: 'and'; the shape of the lower case 'a' varies little on

• Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Tanner 346 (SC 10173) / Hand A

Scribal Profile Hand A Current Manuscript: Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Tanner 346 (SC 10173) Folios: 1-33, 120-131 Sampled Folios: 9v Image Rights: Reproduced with permission of The Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, 2011; all rights reserved a Usage:

• Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Ashmole 391 part 6 / Unknown

Scribal Profile Unknown Current Manuscript: Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Ashmole 391 part 6 Folios: 1-11v Sampled Folios: 1r Image Rights: Reproduced with permission of The Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, 2011; all rights reserved a Usage: 'as'; single

• London, British Library MS Harley 1239 / Hand 3

'wynne'; 'w' as the initial letter. Usage: 'howe'; 'w' within a word and the formation is almost as in version 1 although the first arm of the letter is frequently above the level of surrounding letters. Usage: 'Was'; upper case

• London, British Library MS Harley 5908 / Unknown

of long 'r' on this folio. Here it occurs at the end of the line below the 'r' in version 1 and it has a flourish. Usage: 'Returneþ'; upper case letter at the beginning of a line. s Usage: 'faderes';

• USA, Austin, Texas, University of Texas, Harry Ransom H.R.C. pre-100 MS 143 (Cardigan) / Hand 2

the base of the stem. Usage: 'seyth'; the limb may be straight, as here, or slightly curved as in version 1. Usage: 'chiere'; occasionally the tail flicks counter-clockwise to finish. Usage: 'Iohn'; crossed 'h' is usual in this name. r

• Lincoln Cathedral, Dean and Chapter Library A.4.18 (110) / Unknown

g Usage: 'algatis'; in places an '8'-shaped 'g' is used. Usage: 'god'; a much more angular letter than in version 1. Usage: 'Glose'; serrated left side and decorated with vertical parallel lines. Usage: 'lordyng(es)'; 'g' with abbreviative mark for the

• USA, Princeton University, Firestone Library MS 100 (Helmingham) / Beryn scribe

Scribal Profile Beryn scribe Profiles for this Scribe: England, Alnwick , Duke of Northumberland MS 455 USA, Ann Arbor, MI, University of Michigan Library, MS 225 Cambridge, Cambridge University Library MS Kk.1.3, pt.10 (X) London, British Library, MS

• England, Norfolk, Holkham, Earl of Leicester MS 667 / Unknown

Scribal Profile Unknown Current Manuscript: England, Norfolk, Holkham, Earl of Leicester MS 667 Folios: 1-86 Sampled Folios: 45r Image Rights: Reproduced by permission of Viscount Coke and the Trustees of Holkham Estate a Usage: 'and'; a straight-sided single

• USA, Philadelphia, Rosenbach Museum & Library MS 1084/2 / Rylands English 63 Scribe

an individual style for some upper case letters. Here the 'D' is a slight variant as version 3 of Letter 1 (a) is similarly variant. g Usage: 'Though'; tailed 'g' with very angular lobe. Usage: 'fflemyng'; 'g' in final position

• Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Bodley 638 (see facsimile with intro by P. Robinson) / Lyty?

Scribal Profile Lyty? Current Manuscript: Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Bodley 638 (see facsimile with intro by P. Robinson) Folios: 1-219 Sampled Folios: 65r Image Rights: Reproduced with permission of The Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, 2011; all rights

• Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ashmole 45 / Morganus Scribe

Oxford, Christ Church College MS 152 Current Manuscript: Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ashmole 45 Folios: Part 1 2-31v Sampled Folios: 3r Image Rights: Reproduced with permission of The Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, 2011; all rights reserved a Usage: 'shall'; 'a'

• Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Selden supra 56 (SC 3444) / Unknown

Scribal Profile Unknown Current Manuscript: Oxford, Bodleian Library MS Selden supra 56 (SC 3444) Folios: 1-106 Sampled Folios: 14v Image Rights: Reproduced with permission of The Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, 2011; all rights reserved a Usage: 'say';