"...ille lux, sed ut testimonium.../...cui nomen erat Joseph, de do[mo]..." Part of the Gospel readings, the end of the Gospel of John and beginning of the Gospel of Luke, from a fifteenth-century Book of Hours known as the St. Alexis Hours. 

Full border of acanthus and rinceaux in gold and colors with birds and fruit. Roundel miniature in the outer central margin of recto and verso. 

Recto: Moses, with horns and in red, receiving the tablets of the Ten Commandments from God, who is in blue. In the background, two people are walking away from the scene, one in red with a brown hat and one in light blue. The background is gree hills and a blue sky. 

Verso: Luke in a red and blue outfit with a halo sitting on the ground and writing the gospel. A bull is sitting next to him. Behind them is a blue background with gold patterns. Historiated initial: I (In): the head and shoulders of a bearded man wearing white, in front of a blue background decorated with gold designs.

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• Simmons School of Library and Information Science LIS 464 (Fall 2025) observations
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