31-05-2020, 12:13 PM
Yes, this is one scribe.
It's very common on flyleaves for scribes to write the same thing multiple times. Sometimes they cover 1/3 of a page with the same phrase.
Professional scribes often could write something multiple times with little variation—some of the medieval bookhands are remarkably consistent—but the average writer (teacher, student, non-scribe professional) were often not that skilled and some people simply don't have the muscle memory and fine-motor coordination to write each letter the same. But even when handwriting is variable, you can usually spot overall patterns as long as there is enough text.
I think the text on You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. is probably all in the same hand. There are a few places where it's hard to tell if the variation is deliberate or simply a lack of skill.
Some shapes are harder to write than others (especially with a quill). It's difficult even for skilled scribes to draw multiple loops that match each other like the flourishes on the P shapes.
The handwriting f57v is tidy and careful (I actually think of this as "the careful scribe" in my head), and it's not bad, but it's not super skilled. It would never measure up to the best scribes in terms of quality and consistency, but it's better than some of the manuscripts copied by professors or students for their own use.
It's very common on flyleaves for scribes to write the same thing multiple times. Sometimes they cover 1/3 of a page with the same phrase.
Professional scribes often could write something multiple times with little variation—some of the medieval bookhands are remarkably consistent—but the average writer (teacher, student, non-scribe professional) were often not that skilled and some people simply don't have the muscle memory and fine-motor coordination to write each letter the same. But even when handwriting is variable, you can usually spot overall patterns as long as there is enough text.
I think the text on You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. is probably all in the same hand. There are a few places where it's hard to tell if the variation is deliberate or simply a lack of skill.
Some shapes are harder to write than others (especially with a quill). It's difficult even for skilled scribes to draw multiple loops that match each other like the flourishes on the P shapes.
The handwriting f57v is tidy and careful (I actually think of this as "the careful scribe" in my head), and it's not bad, but it's not super skilled. It would never measure up to the best scribes in terms of quality and consistency, but it's better than some of the manuscripts copied by professors or students for their own use.