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The addition of marks to aid the reader

Pages users have have left their own marks on the pages Early users often left their own marks on the pages

These marks help us to understand who used the Bible and how they used it

Small marks added to a page to help pronunciation of the latin text Small marks have been added by hand to help pronunciation of the latin text

This indicates that this copy was used for reading out loud, probably to monks whilst eating

Section of a page concentrated on the word Maria If you say Mária it means 'the seas', whereas María means 'Mary'

 
 
 

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