Page (paper) from an earlier meaning "to create a row of vines that form a rectangle." The Latin word "pagina" derives from the verb "pangere," which means to stake out boundaries when planting vineyards. In a book, the side of a leaf one reads first is called the recto page, and the back side of that leaf is called the verso page. In a spread, one reads the verso page first and then reads the recto page of the next leaf. In English-language books, the recto page is on the right and the verso page is on the left. By modern convention,
Book of Kells lower quadrant of the page. The entire assemblage is contained within an elaborate border. The Gospel of Matthew begins with a genealogy of Jesus. At , the actual narrative of Christ's life starts. This "second beginning" to Matthew was given emphasis in many early Gospel Books, so much so that the two sections were often treated as separate works. The second beginning begins with the word "Christ". The Greek letters chi and rho were normally used in mediaeval manuscripts to abbreviate the word "Christ". In Insular Gospel Books, the initial Chi Rho monogram was enlarged and decorated. In the Book