15-09-2016, 05:19 AM
Emma, that is very interesting.
I am fairly sure that the bench glyph is a ligature representing a number of consonant-vowel combinations. Your observations seem to support that idea. When certain consonants precede 'e', it is absorbed into the bench ligature.
I am fairly sure that the bench glyph is a ligature representing a number of consonant-vowel combinations. Your observations seem to support that idea. When certain consonants precede 'e', it is absorbed into the bench ligature.

