The Evangelist portrait was a particular feature of their decoration.
In the 10th century Evangelist portraits were added to either replace or to supplement the originals.
It has seventeen illuminated pages, including four "fine" Evangelist portraits.
The manuscript contains an additional 34 miniatures, including four evangelist portraits.
The first part only contains five pages, consisting of the Evangelist portrait and canon tables.
It has been argued that this miniature is one of the lost evangelist portraits.
The first four are Evangelist portraits, of the authors of the gospels.
These are most famous for their abstract decoration, although figures, and sometimes scenes, were also depicted, especially in Evangelist portraits.
Sometimes in Evangelist portraits they appear to dictate to the writing evangelist.
Three Gospels are introduced by Evangelist portraits at their opening pages.