The Four Gospels with the Commentary of Theophylact of Ohrid

A rectangular block of text is enclosed in an elaborate, hand-drawn decorative frame executed in gold, blue, and brown ink. The frame rises into a slender, vertical spire at the top, terminating in a blue and gold fleur-de-lis motif topped with a small cross. The upper portion of the frame features two symmetrical pointed arches, creating a silhouette reminiscent of a simplified church facade. Similar decorative finials and flourishes adorn the corners and the base of the frame. Centered below the text is a small, simple cross.

In the days of our pious and Christ-loving Lord, Prince Alexander, Lord of all the Moldovlachian land, and of his pious Lady Maria, who, through her desire for God and love for the soul, and being a lover of Christ, took pains to have this Tetraevangelion gloss: Four-Gospel book written. In the year 6937 original: 1429 AD, completed in the month of March, on the 21st day.