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| As this is a relatively informal script, the letter forms are somewhat variable. The examples indicated are the clearer and more definitive versions of letters. Others can pose difficulties, such as untangling the rows of minims where i, n, u or v occur together, or distinguishing between s and e at the ends of words, when both can be reduced to a little flourish. |
| Acquittance of 1383, from the collection of Rob Schäfer. All images © Rob Schäfer. |
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