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A page from the Eadui Psalter showing St Benedict giving the Rule to the monks. Framed by an arch, St Benedict is seated, while monks approach with an open book. The scribe, Eadui Basan, kneels embracing the saint's feet. Above, the hand of God appears holding an inscribed scroll.
Gospel-book ('Lindisfarne Gospels') (Cotton MS Nero D IV), c 700.

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