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| In this section, on alleluia according to the Syrians, the word alleluia appears in full in the first line and is then repeated dribbling down across three lines. |
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| Vespasian Psalter, 8th century (British Library, Cotton Vespasian A1 f.6r). All photographs by permission of the British Library. Reproduction of these images is permitted under Creative Commons licence. |
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