Folio 34 Recto: Detail

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Detail from the Chi-Rho page (Folio 34 recto) of the Book of Kells.

Here’s a close-up of the so-called Chi-Rho page from the Book of Kells.  The text on the page (not entirely visible in this detail) reads “XPI autem generatio…” and is the incipit of the Gospel According to St. Matthew.  Notice the cats.

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