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• Durham United Kingdom Cathedral Library MS B.IV.6 (fol. 169*)

Origin uncertain; the probability is that the MS was written in Italy and constitutes one of the excellent sixth-century Italian models which were available in Northumbria.

Script is well-shaped regular uncial, but not of the oldest type. It is characterized by the pronounced hair-line finials to F and L, by the shallow looped bow of uncial A, the thin tail of G, and the full bows of Ꝺ and P, which are imitated in Northumbrian uncial.

☛Gneuss no. 245. ☛Lowe, Palaeographical papers 2, p. 475–6.

• Text: MSS containing biblical text (including Gospels)