I have a sample of that in my files (also some of the other versions of the Canterbury Tales):
![[Image: CompareCanterbury.png]](https://voynichportal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/CompareCanterbury.png)
The first Canterbury Tales sample is from the preface of the Ellesmere version, which is probably later, but not too much later than the creation date of the main text.
The major differences in the Ellesmere main text are the looped "d", looped "g" (loop closes), the open loop on the "h", the m and n are quite different, the long-s has a shorter top and a curve. Small differences, but they add up. And then, of course, differences in spacing.
Also, an interesting characteristic of the main text that is not too common is that it has three forms of "s", the long-s, the final-s and also Greek sigma as initial-s.
I didn't include the Hengwrt version as it only scores 50/120, although it is somewhat similar in script to the Ellesmere version (but more angular).
The first Canterbury Tales sample is from the preface of the Ellesmere version, which is probably later, but not too much later than the creation date of the main text.
The major differences in the Ellesmere main text are the looped "d", looped "g" (loop closes), the open loop on the "h", the m and n are quite different, the long-s has a shorter top and a curve. Small differences, but they add up. And then, of course, differences in spacing.
Also, an interesting characteristic of the main text that is not too common is that it has three forms of "s", the long-s, the final-s and also Greek sigma as initial-s.
I didn't include the Hengwrt version as it only scores 50/120, although it is somewhat similar in script to the Ellesmere version (but more angular).