Folio 41v from the Codex Alexandrinus contains the end of the Gospel of Luke with the decorative tailpiece found at the end of each book. These colophons frequently contain images of fruit or vegetation are some of the earliest examples of manuscript illumination to survive.

Folio 41v from the Codex Alexandrinus contains the end of the Gospel of Luke with the decorative tailpiece found at the end of each book. These colophons frequently contain images of fruit or vegetation are some of the earliest examples of manuscript illumination to survive.

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