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Decorated Incipit Page

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Date: about 1120–1140
Medium: Tempera colors, gold, and silver
Culture: German
Department: Manuscripts
Institution: Getty Museum

Majestically written in gold and silver, the opening of Luke's Gospel, *Quo[niam] quide[m] multi conati sunt ordinare narrationem* (Since many have attempted to arrange a narration...), sits upon a red-purple textile pattern surrounded by a frame of meander designs. This incipit faces the evangelist's portrait across the double-page spread.

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