Inside back cover

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Silk twill lining (inside back cover)

Syria (?)
9th or 10th century

Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1901

MS M. 1

Back cover

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Jeweled lower cover of the Lindau Gospels

Lindau Gospels, in Latin

Switzerland, Abbey of St. Gall
ca. 880–890
350 x 275 mm

Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1901

MS M. 1, back cover

Binding: Bottom-edge

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Jeweled cover of the Lindau Gospels

Lindau Gospels, in Latin

Switzerland, Abbey of St. Gall
ca. 880–890
350 x 275 mm

Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1901

MS M. 1

Binding: Spine

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Jeweled cover of the Lindau Gospels

Lindau Gospels, in Latin

Switzerland, Abbey of St. Gall
ca. 880–890
350 x 275 mm

Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1901

MS M. 1

Binding: Fore-edge

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Jeweled cover of the Lindau Gospels

Lindau Gospels, in Latin

Switzerland, Abbey of St. Gall
ca. 880–890
350 x 275 mm

Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1901

MS M. 1

Binding: Top-edge

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Lindau Gospels, in Latin

Switzerland, Abbey of St. Gall
ca. 880–890
350 x 275 mm

Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1901

MS M. 1