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1 Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Ms. Amiatino 1, fol. 51r, Codex Amiatinus, closing of Exodus capitula, opening of Exodusâ
2 Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Ms. Amiatino 1, fol. 99r, Codex Amiatinus, Leviticusâ
3 Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Ms. Amiatino 1, fols. 144vâ145r, Codex Amiatinus, closing of Numbers, opening of Deuteronomy capitulaâ
4 Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Ms. Amiatino 1, fol. 146r, Codex Amiatinus, closing of Deuteronomy capitula, opening of Deuteronomyâ
5 Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Ms. Amiatino 1, fol. 193v, Codex Amiatinus, closing of Josueâ
6 Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Ms. Amiatino 1, fol. 195r, Codex Amiatinus, opening of Judgesâ
7 Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Ms. Amiatino 1, fol. 221r, Codex Amiatinus, closing of 1â2 Samuel (1â2 Kings) capitula, opening of 1 Samuelâ
8 Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Ms. Amiatino 1, fol. 250v, Codex Amiatinus, closing of 1 Samuel, opening of 2 Samuelâ
9 Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Ms. Amiatino 1, fol. 261r, Codex Amiatinus, 2 Samuelâ
10 Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Ms. Amiatino 1, fol. 329v, Codex Amiatinus, closing of 4 Kings, opening of Paralipomenon preface â
11 Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Ms. Amiatino 1, fol. 334v, Codex Amiatinus, 1 Paralipomenonâ
12 Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Ms. Amiatino 1, fol. 378v, Codex Amiatinus, closing of 2 Paralipomenonâ
13 Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Ms. Amiatino 1, fols. 379vâ380r, Codex Amiatinus, opening of Psalmsâ
14 Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Ms. Amiatino 1, fol. 436v, Codex Amiatinus, closing of Proverbsâ
15 Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Ms. Amiatino 1, fol. 441r, Codex Amiatinus, Ecclesiastesâ
16 Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Ms. Amiatino 1, fol. 484v, Codex Amiatinus, Ecclesiasticusâ
17 Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Ms. Amiatino 1, fol. 498r, Codex Amiatinus, closing of Isaias capitulaâ
18 Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Ms. Amiatino 1, fols. 639vâ640r, Codex Amiatinus, Danielâ
19 Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Ms. Amiatino 1, fol. 709r, Codex Amiatinus, Judith preface and capitulaâ
20 Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Ms. Amiatino 1, fol. 720r, Codex Amiatinus, closing of Judith, preface of Estherâ
21 Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Ms. Amiatino 1, fol. 751r, Codex Amiatinus, 1 Maccabees capitulaâ
22 Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Ms. Amiatino 1, fol. 803r, Codex Amiatinus, opening of Matthew capitulaâ
23 Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Ms. Amiatino 1, fol. 818v, Codex Amiatinus, Gospel of Matthewâ
24 Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Ms. Amiatino 1, fol. 1016r, Codex Amiatinus, closing of Judeâ
25 Firenze, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Ms. Amiatino 1, fol. 1016v, Codex Amiatinus, opening of Apocalypseâ
26 London, British Library, Add. 37777, recto, Greenwell Leaf, 3 Kingsâ
27 London, British Library, Add. 89000, fol. 2v, St. Cuthbert Gospel of Johnâ
28 Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, lat. 2321, fol. 139v, Bede, De locis sanctis, Jerusalem Church of the Ascension â
29 Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, gr. 699, fol. 49r, Christian Topography, Tabernacleâ
30 Autun (Ville dâ), Bibliothèque Municipale 3, fol. 12v, Gundohinus Gospels, Glorified Christ (Maiestas Christi)â
31 London, British Museum, Add. 10546, fol. 352v, Moutier-Grandval Bible, Glorified Christ (Maiestas Christi)â
1 The British Isles and Continental Europe, by Leslie FrenchâxxVi
2 WearmouthâJarrow and its Environs, by Leslie FrenchâxxVii
3 Detail: Rivers Tyne and Wear, by Leslie FrenchâxxVIII
1 Selection and sequence of prefatory texts before Matthew (after McGurk)â144â45
2 Shared scripture, British Library Folios & Amiatinus (after Marsden)â153
3 Script types in Amiatinus (after Wright)â162
4 Running titles in Amiatinusâ168
5 Transitions between double books in Amiatinusâ170
6 Irregular chapter break articulations in Amiatinusâ Matthewâ175
7 Irregular chapter break articulations in Amiatinusâ Johnâ175
8 Liturgical rubrics in Amiatinusâ Luke and John capitula listsâ176
9 Articulated canticles in Amiatinusâ177
10 Articulated liturgical passages besides canticles in Amiatinusâ178
11 Marginal numeration of canons in Amiatinusâ Matthewâ185
12 Gospel concordances and arcading of Amiatinusâ Canon Tablesâ187
13 Number groupings in Amiatinusâ canon tablesâ191
14 Amiatinusâ Apocalypse and Bedeâs lemmataâ218
15 Schedule of Night Office reading in Palat. lat. 277 (after Andrieu)â268