Symbol explorer
Compare glyphs and visual symbols across manuscript regions and reference corpora.
What you will be able to do
- Open a symbol record
- Compare source examples
- Separate resemblance from equivalence
The basic route
- 01
Choose a source example
Anchor the comparison to a specific manuscript region.
- 02
Inspect variants
Compare shape, position, neighbouring marks and scribal hand.
- 03
Record the relationship
State whether the match is visual, palaeographic or still uncertain.
Before you begin
- A selected glyph or visual symbol