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


p. viii

LIST OF PLATES

Plate

I.

A page of the Eusebian Canons.

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II.

The Virgin and Child.

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III.

Portion of the "Argument" to the Gospel of St. John.

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IV.

The Evangelical Symbols.

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V.

Portrait of St. Matthew.

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VI.

The opening words of St. Matthew's Gospel—"Liber generationis."

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VII.

Portrait of St. Mark or St. Luke.

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VIII.

The Eight-circled Cross.

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IX.

The Monogram page—"Christi auteur generatio."

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X.

A page of the Text (St. Mark xiii. 17–22).

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XI.

"Tunc crucifixerant" (St. Matthew xxvii. 38).

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XII.

The Evangelical Symbols.

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XIII.

The opening words of St. Mark's Gospel—"Initium Evangelic."

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XIV.

The opening word of St. Luke's Gospel—"Quoniam."

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XV.

The Genealogy of Christ (St. Luke iii. 22-26).

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XVI.

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XVII.

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XVIII.

Portrait of St. John.

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XIX.

The opening words of St. John's Gospel—"In principio."

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XX.

Compound Letters.

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XXI.

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XXII.

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XVIII.

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XXIV.

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