fol. 67v
The Nativity of John the Baptist
The Reichenau Evangeliary, Kupferstichkabinett der Staatlichen Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz, (Berlin, Germany), Cod. 78 A 2, fol. 67v
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Note that this manuscript is unfinished. The artist who drew the illumination completed his work but the artist who painted the illuminations never reached the end of the text. Also, one of the initials (an "L" at the beginning of "Lucam") on this page was left undone.

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