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Letterform Comparisons
Aa
Bb
Cc
Dd
Ee
Ff
Gg
Hh
Ii/Jj
Kk
Ll
Mm
Nn
Oo
Pp
Qq
Rr
Ss
Tt
Uu/Vv
Ww
Xx
Yy
Zz
&
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
Yy
Descenders of
y
and
g
very long (no loops)
Unidentified (Scribe th)
Word-final
y
shaped as "2"; the descender long and curves to the right (eg "by", "testimony")
unidentified (Scribe w )
"
l
" for
y
(sometimes "y" used too)
Jonathan Corwin
umlauts over some instances of
y
: "ÿ"
Jonathan Corwin
In minuscule
y
(and
p
) the descenders are often straight and long, formed with two parallel strokes
Stephen Sewall
The descender of the
y
(and
g
) extend very low beneath the base line and forms a large loop to the left
unidentified (scribe thatt)
Minuscule
y
furnished with two dots: ÿ
unidentified (scribe y)
umlaut over
y
: "ÿ"
unidentified (scribe fourthnight)
descender on
y
curves right instead of left
Unidentified (MMB #3)
