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(p. 354) The abbreviation character is a curved line with raised semicircular end,
finishing with a strong dot. The Tironian et nota has a straight upper side. The mixed
script mentioned in the section on Ae. C is used not only for highlighting names, but
has also been used since the second charter for the Invocatio. The ligature ae prevails
exclusively in Anglo-Saxon; in Latin this gives way to the e caudata. The Cauda
consists of a narrow loop tapering to a point. Eadm. C uses abbreviations more
frequently, in particular shortening the nomina sacra. Abbreviations are also entering
Anglo-Saxon. New here are the following:
anglo (Anc. Ch. III, 13, line 4) and qđ (Anglo-Sax. Mss. III, 27) 65 . We recognise in
Anglo-Sax. Mss. III, 26 that the Dorsal Note originates from the same hand. We can
certainly generalise here. 66
Scripts During the Reign of Eadwig (p. 354) 67
Charters: Anc. Ch III, 21 and Anglo-Sax. Mss. II, Winch. 2
Both originals 68 have a noticeable new feature. The traditional cross used up to now
has been replaced by the Labarum as the pictorial invocation.
The first charter shows a wide, heavy script in the style of the later Caroline
minuscule of Winchester. The script is less regular than with the two preceding
scribes; but it is nevertheless clear. The scribe shortens the descenders which are still
slightly pointed. The lines rise and fall, enhancing the sense of irregularity.
The individual letters are similar to those of Eadm. C almost to the point of being
identical, though there is a tendency to round the letters. Here the round s first appears
as a small letter within the word. The r has only a short descender so that its
appearance is closer to that of the n. Both m and n are frequently thickened at the
bottom right of the main stroke. One peculiar feature is the form of the o and s (see
e.g. Oscytel), whereby the lower curve of the s reaches up to the height of the
preceding o. In the Anglo-Saxon the crossed d has disappeared completely 69 .
65 In this charter we have the following addition from a later hand in the Anglo-Saxon boundary clause
Line 12: ond seo burh straet on suth healfe Aelfrices mearc on west healfe. cluse ond haming ford on
north healfe thaes hiredes mearc to Sancte Mildrythe swa forth oth langan leagas swa oth Aelfweardes
mearce.
66 Unfortunately the Ancient charters do not facsimile the Dorsal Note. Thus we can only recognise
here and in Anglo-Saxon Mss. II. Winchester 2 and III, 30, that it is the same hand. In the Ancient
Charters we do, however, find this comment on the charters of Eadgar A: Reverse side written by the
same hand.
67 For this period we were unable to establish any charters written by the same hand; moreover, most of
them are suspect, like for example Anc. Ch. III, 20.
68 Both originals are contained in the Winchester archive.
69 In this charter, too, we find an addition by a second, later hand, which looks very stiff and
unpractised. “… ond se haga an hamtune the thaereto gebyret.”
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