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This series was taken from Masterpieces of Illumination: The World's Most Beautiful Illuminated Manuscripts from 400 to 1600, TASCHEN © 2001

 
 

page 70: Book of Lindisfarne, circa 698.
Origin: Lindisfarne Abbey

The page displays the introduction section to Saint Mark's Gospel. The opening latin word "Intium" contains a ligature between the I and n.

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