04-11-2025, 07:40 PM
We have to see what's written on the page and try to derive the meaning (if any) from there, not the other way around. It really helps to look at some actual manuscripts that use this style. This is more consistent than picking matches from a book that mixes different styles.
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You will see that this "t" you propose does not make much sense.
What I mean with "h" is that all examples you posted have a descender on the right leg. A descender is a line that extends below the base line. This is expected in gothic scripts of the 15th century. The stroke you would read as the right leg of "h" in "malher" does not have a descender - in fact, we can clearly see that the stroke is finished with a little upward tick.
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You will see that this "t" you propose does not make much sense.
What I mean with "h" is that all examples you posted have a descender on the right leg. A descender is a line that extends below the base line. This is expected in gothic scripts of the 15th century. The stroke you would read as the right leg of "h" in "malher" does not have a descender - in fact, we can clearly see that the stroke is finished with a little upward tick.