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

(London, Sotheby's, July 12, 1902, no. 378) to Quaritch; purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) from Quaritch in 1903. Thomas Worth cut out 9 of the miniatures and sold them to Sir John Fenn (1739-1794); Arthur Frere; his sale

• London, British Library MS Harley 2392 / Style?

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' used throughout. Usage: 'man';

• London, British Library MS Harley 2421 / Unknown

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 throughout. Usage: 'sup(er)ba'; two

• London, British Library MS Harley 4912 / Unknown

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 this folio. Usage: 'And';

• London, British Library MS Egerton 2864 / Hand 2

Hand 2 Current Manuscript: London, British Library MS Egerton 2864 Identification: Probably the same scribe copying at a different time: see Mosser 2010 Folios: 274 mid-page - 341 Sampled Folios: 276r Image Rights: Reproduced with permission of The British Library

• London, British Library MS Harley 1239 / Hand 3

Hand 3 Current Manuscript: London, British Library MS Harley 1239 Folios: 33v-34v Sampled Folios: 34r Image Rights: Reproduced with permission of The British Library a Usage: 'art'; letter 'a' which appears on the top line of the page. The scribe

• London, British Library MS Harley 5908 / Unknown

Unknown Current Manuscript: London, British Library MS Harley 5908 Folios: Singleton folio of Clerk's Tale Sampled Folios: 61r Image Rights: Reproduced with permission of The British Library a Usage: 'mastres'; double compartment 'a' used throughout. Usage: 'may'; Usage: 'And'; upper

• London, British Library MS Royal 18 C.II / Hand 2

Hand 2 Current Manuscript: London, British Library MS Royal 18 C.II Folios: 237-271 Sampled Folios: 238r Image Rights: Reproduced with permission of The British Library a Usage: 'man'; secretary 'a' used throughout in lower case positions. Usage: 'And'; upper case

• London, British Library MS Harley 3943 / Hand C

Hand C Current Manuscript: London, British Library MS Harley 3943 Folios: 57-62v Sampled Folios: 62v Image Rights: Reproduced with permission of The British Library a Usage: 'faire'; lower case double compartment 'a' is used throughout. Usage: 'Als'; upper case 'A'

• London, British Library MS Harley 7333 / Hand B

Hand B Current Manuscript: London, British Library MS Harley 7333 Folios: 25-32v, 57rv, 73rv, 134r, 157-164 Sampled Folios: 134r Image Rights: Reproduced with permission of The British Library a Usage: 'armes'; square-shaped single compartment 'a'. Usage: 'Bellona'; 'a' in final

• London, British Library MS Royal 17 D. XV part 1 / Hand A

Hand A Current Manuscript: London, British Library MS Royal 17 D. XV part 1 Identification: Unknown Folios: 1-166v Sampled Folios: 66v, 166v Image Rights: Reproduced with permission of The British Library a Usage: 'harme'; single compartment lower case 'a' is

• London, British Library MS Additional 45680 / Unknown

Unknown Current Manuscript: London, British Library MS Additional 45680 Folios: fragment ff48r-49v Sampled Folios: 48r Image Rights: Reproduced with permission of The British Library a Usage: 'as'; single compartment lower case 'a' has either a square lobe or an oval

• London, College of Arms MS Arundel 45 / Unknown

Unknown Current Manuscript: London, College of Arms MS Arundel 45 Folios: 1-167 Sampled Folios: 118v a Usage: 'as'; the scribe has a mixed hand. Here a double compartment 'a' with open head and hairline connector. Usage: 'alle'; single compartment 'a'

• London, British Library MS Egerton 913 / Hand B

Hand B Current Manuscript: London, British Library MS Egerton 913 Folios: ff27r-30v Sampled Folios: 27 Image Rights: Reproduced with permission of The British Library a Usage: 'atte'; the scribe uses an anglicana 'a' with double compartment most of the time.

• London, British Library MS Harley 3490 / Unknown

Unknown Current Manuscript: London, British Library MS Harley 3490 Folios: 1-215v Sampled Folios: 8r, 191v Image Rights: Reproduced with permission of The British Library a Usage: 'gouernaunce'; single compartment lower case 'a' is used throughout. Usage: 'and'; Usage: 'And'; the

• England, London, British Library MS Royal 8 A.XXI / Unknown

Unknown Current Manuscript: England, London, British Library MS Royal 8 A.XXI Folios: 1v (two verses only on flyleaf) Sampled Folios: 1v Image Rights: Reproduced with permission of The British Library a Usage: 'a'; a very degraded fly-leaf fragment. The scribe

• London, British Library, Additional 10574 / Unknown

Unknown Current Manuscript: London, British Library, Additional 10574 Folios: 1-91 Sampled Folios: 60v Image Rights: Reproduced with permission of The British Library a Usage: 'aftir'; double compartment 'a' is used throughout. Usage: 'Passus'; Usage: 'Alas'; the scribe's upper case 'A's

• London, British Library, Cotton Caligula A.XI / Unknown

Unknown Current Manuscript: London, British Library, Cotton Caligula A.XI Folios: 170-286 (Piers Booklet) Sampled Folios: 209r Image Rights: Reproduced with permission of The British Library a Usage: 'castel'; double compartment 'a' with upper compartment usually slightly smaller than the lower.

• London, British Library, Harley MS 875 / Unknown

Unknown Current Manuscript: London, British Library, Harley MS 875 Folios: 1-22 Sampled Folios: 22r Image Rights: Reproduced with permission of The British Library a Usage: 'as'; double compartment 'a' is used throughout. Usage: 'penaunce'; usually the upper compartment is smaller

• London, British Library, Sloane 2578 / Unknown

Unknown Current Manuscript: London, British Library, Sloane 2578 Folios: 5-111v Sampled Folios: 107v Image Rights: Reproduced with permission of The British Library a Usage: 'all'; only single compartment 'a' is used. Usage: 'shalbe'; Usage: cadet'; Usage: 'As'; a double compartment