Month names collection / metastudy

[R. Sale]

The problem with the 'e' in "aberil" is that it clearly consists of two separate parts. It's a result of a more casual writing style as compared to the "scribal" style. It's an idiosyncrasy. The problem is how to measure an idiosyncrasy. Not sure it can be done.

Looking at the very rounded form of 'm' in VMs mars and may, on the assumption that the month names were later additions, I've been searching 15th C. data. While there are different form variations, some versions of the rounded 'm' are more common. The distinction in this group is whether there is space at the bottom of the left and middle leg, or whether the feet on these legs are connected.

In other examples for contrast, the foot of the left leg goes away and down, negating the possibility of closure.

Now, in 14th C data, there are the odd examples. Stiff and straight, the antithesis of roundness. 

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And fist line vs second line.

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Other examples are unusual.

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There are also good examples of rounded forms of the letter 'm' well before the 1400s.

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