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Cotton Nero D. IV, f.29, Second incipit page to St. Matthew's Gospel; Matthew 1, 18;...

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BL3291711
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Cotton Nero D. IV, f.29, Second incipit page to St. Matthew's Gospel; Matthew 1, 18; beginning of the Christmas story, from the Lindisfarne Gospels, 720-721 (vellum)
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English School, (8th century) / English
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British Library, London, UK
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vellum
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720 AD - 721 AD (C8th AD)
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Text with decorated chi-rho [XPI] monogram Author: Eadfrith, Bishop of Lindisfarne; Aldred the Glossator; (joint authorship) / N.E. England [Lindisfarne]; 710-721 Language: Latin, with Anglo-Saxon glosses Source/Shelfmark: Cotton Nero D. IV, f.29

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