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The Book of Kells, by Edward Sullivan, [1920], at sacred-texts.com


PLATE XIX.

THE OPENING WORDS OF ST. JOHN'S GOSPEL. FOL. 292 R.

Plate XIX
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Plate XIX

"In principio erat Verbum et Verbum"—in the following arrangement:

IN P
RINCI
PIOERAT VER
          BUMETVERBUM

(See Introduction, pages 19 and 22.)


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