The page features a large, ornate rectangular headpiece (pylos) at the top, decorated with a complex pattern of interlocking circles and knots in red, blue, gold, and white. Centered above the headpiece is a decorative cross flanked by the abbreviations "IC XC" (Jesus Christ). To the right of the Greek text is a vertical decorative border and an illuminated initial "A" in a red and gold box with floral motifs.

THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK

CHAPTER 1

The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, as it is written in the prophets: Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your path before you. A voice of one crying...

ACCORDING TO MARK

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; as it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.