26-11-2018, 02:11 AM
Quote:Similarly, the first letter under the bar would be the glyph (VMS symbol) that resembles the letter c with a top that extends straight out to the right. as seen in three of the four sequences of 17 on f57v. I very much doubt that it is the letter c followed by a rotated m.
It's very probable that it's a c followed by a rotated "m". The rotated m is an abbreviation symbol used at the ends of words, just as I said. It's very very common, it looks like a z, and it can follow any letter, but it will frequently follow "c" so why do you say it can't?
I don't know why you keep disagreeing with me on very simple aspects of reading medieval manuscripts. I read them every day. You haven't even learned to recognize the basic letters yet. You need to learn some fundamentals before you start trying to read the text. In the long run it will be more satisfying than making it up as you go along and wasting so much time going down the wrong road.