. With ornate letters framed by a geometrically patterned border, this page marks the beginning of Mark's Gospel: Initiu[m] evangelii Ih[es]u p[ist]i filii d[e]i sicut scriptu[m] est in Esaia propheta (The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, as it was written in Isaiah the ). A portrait of the evangelist Mark on the preceding page faces this richly decorated text page. Decorated Incipit Page. about 1120 - 1140. Decorated Incipit Page - Google Art Project (6806934)

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