Page numbering page). Even numbers usually appear on verso pages, while odd numbers appear on recto pages. In the printing industry, in cases where odd numbers appear on verso pages and even numbers on recto pages, this is referred to as "non-traditional folios" (in the past, it had been referred to as "Chinese folios", however this term has fallen out of favor in recent years). In books, some pages, known as "blind folios", of the front matter and back matter are numbered, but the numbers are not always printed on the pages. Publishers are not consistent about how they number the pages
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