Antiphonary in Latin, Order of the Franciscan Friars, Ayllon, Spain, 1751.

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Antiphonary in Latin, Order of the Franciscan Friars, Ayllon, Spain, 1751.
Very large folio manuscript on parchment, 122 leaves, incomplete at the end (evidence of at least two leaves cut out),pages numbered 1-122 present and in order, music on a five-line staff, initials in red and black throughout, bound in full original calf, stamped in blind, with brass bosses, center-pieces and cleats on the lower board edges, lacking the clasps, two fore-edge tabs, manuscript index on paper pasted inside the back board, 23 1/2 x 15 in.
Estimate $5,000-7,000


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