Saint John the Evangelist; Gospel Book, about 1120-1140. Additional Info:At the beginning of the text of the Gospel of Saint John, the illuminator marked the new section of the book with a full-page author-portrait. The announcement Initiu[m] s[an]c[t]i evangelii s[e]c[un]d[u]m Johannem (The beginning of the holy Gospel according to John) appears above the portrait. John sits on a fancy bench next to a lectern that holds his writing utensils. On his lap he holds a scroll with the words In principio erat verbu[m] et verbum erat apud d[eu]m (In the beginning was the word, and the word was

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