A particularly sanguinary crucifixion, forming the T of the “Te igitur.”  Gellone Sacramentary, ca. 790 AD, Bibliothèque nationale de France, MS Latin 12048.  A beautiful example of early Caroline minuscule: look how clearly readable those letters are!  Also a great example of the creative arrangement of capital letters: the red capitals read (with the cross) “Te igitur, clementissime Pater.”  Look at the “Pater”—the “ate” are combined into one composite form.

A particularly sanguinary crucifixion, forming the T of the “Te igitur.”  Gellone Sacramentary, ca. 790 AD, Bibliothèque nationale de France, MS Latin 12048. 

A beautiful example of early Caroline minuscule: look how clearly readable those letters are!  Also a great example of the creative arrangement of capital letters: the red capitals read (with the cross) “Te igitur, clementissime Pater.”  Look at the “Pater”—the “ate” are combined into one composite form.

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