Checkley: Salem Letterform Comparisons

Letterform Comparisons

Pp
	No proper capital P; the hooked minuscule has been interpreted as a capital form (cf. Sewall)	John Hathorne
	A capital P is used, clearly different from the minuscule form p (cf. Hathorne)	Stephen Sewall
	No capital P	Thomas Newton
	A capital P	unidentified (scribe D)
	Notice the 'double shaft' descender of p	Jonathan Corwin
	Capital P	George Herrick
	Minuscule p prominent in size	George Herrick
	A single prominent form of P/p	John Putnam Jr.
	Only a single form of P/p is used; this is prominent in size, but has been interpreted by RH & MP as a minuscule form	unidentified (scribe p)
	A secretary p with a long and hooked ascender which is sometimes almost horizontal	Jonathan Biles
	In minuscule p the descender is slanted to the left and has a very long �hook� at the end.	Samuel Hills
	minuscule p prominent in size; majuscule form P used rarely, mostly in proper names (eg "Pike")	Robert Pike
	Majuscule P has dot in center of curl	Andrew Elliot
	Miniscule p has long, sharp descender, and the head as little loop or bow (See Tannenbaum p. 62, No.6)	Andrew Elliot
	secretary p	Unidentified (MMB #3)
	secretary p	Unidentified (MMB #5)