Scribe: Ælfsige

Date and Place

Date
1020s/1030s
Scriptorium
WiNM

a, Caroline


a, Insular


a, Insular

  • bowl
    • point-topped
    • teardrop-shaped

æ, Insular

  • bowl
    • teardrop-shaped
  • eye
    • high
  • tongue
    • angled
    • horizontal

æ, Insular


æ, Round


æ, Square


b


c


c

  • hook
    • short
  • lower curve
    • round

d, Insular

  • stem
    • backward-reaching
    • bilinear
    • long
    • straight

d, Insular


e


e

  • eye
    • squinting
  • lower curve
    • round
  • tongue
    • angled
    • long

f, Insular


f, Insular

  • tongue
    • long
    • on left
    • rising

g, Caroline


g, Insular


g, Insular

  • body (g)
    • hangs from middle
  • tail (g)
    • open
    • wide
  • top stroke
    • long

h, Insular

  • arch
    • angled
    • downstroke vertical

h, Insular


i


l


m

  • arch
    • angled
    • downstroke vertical

m


n

  • arch
    • angled
    • downstroke vertical

n


o


p


r, Insular

  • arch
    • angled
    • long foot

r, Insular


s, Long


s, Long


s, Tall


t


thorn


eth


eth

  • cross stroke (eth)
    • flagpole
    • hooked up
  • stem
    • long
    • vertical tip

u


wynn


x


y, Round


y, Straight


y, Straight

  • dot (y)
    • present

z

  • diagonal stroke (z)
    • long

7


7

  • downstroke (7)
    • vertical
  • top stroke
    • left hooked up
    • rising

., punctus


;, punctus versus


thæt


accent


ligature