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Opening of St. John's gospel. Initial 'I' with interlace and acanthus decoration. St. John is...

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BL3305699
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Opening of St. John's gospel. Initial 'I' with interlace and acanthus decoration. St. John is seated in front of a desk with a book on it, and an ink-horn attached to the leg. The evangelist is writing the opening verse with a quill, and has a knife in his left hand. His symbol, an eagle, is perched on the book, and holds an inscribed roll [John 21, 24] in its talons
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British Library, London, UK
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Worms Bible Germany [Frankenthal, near Worms, Middle Rhineland]; 1148 Language: Latin Source/Shelfmark: Harley 2804, f.216v .

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From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
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12th century / alphabet / Bible / decoration / bird / written language / religious books / john the evangelist / initial / write / manuscript / text / eagle / religious works / document / religious texts / gospel / writing / evangelist / religion / john / st john
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Largest available format 5636 × 7840 px 24 MB
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Medium 736 × 1024 px 62 × 87 mm 1.0 MB

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