I checked the ZL transliteration for all recorded cases of split (straddled) gallows and found 18 of them.
Following is a list (with reference to the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. )
Interestingly:
- the only ones that are not at the top of a paragraph are labels (3 of them)
- about half of those at the top of a paragraph are at the top of the page
- only one has nothing in between
- only two are on a B-language page (one Bio-B, one herbal-B) but the handwriting is much less cramped and slanted than Currier's hand 2 as it is found on most of 'herbal-B'. Here, of course, the verdict is with Lisa.
My impression has always been (FWIW) that the most common and simple form are a decorated way to connect to instances of Sh with each other. However, I say that without any form of confidence.
Following is a list (with reference to the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. )
Interestingly:
- the only ones that are not at the top of a paragraph are labels (3 of them)
- about half of those at the top of a paragraph are at the top of the page
- only one has nothing in between
- only two are on a B-language page (one Bio-B, one herbal-B) but the handwriting is much less cramped and slanted than Currier's hand 2 as it is found on most of 'herbal-B'. Here, of course, the verdict is with Lisa.
My impression has always been (FWIW) that the most common and simple form are a decorated way to connect to instances of Sh with each other. However, I say that without any form of confidence.
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