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Description:
Manuscript Latin Song and Prayer Book on Paper, Early 16th Century, Likely German. Quarto format manuscript on laid paper, 355 leaves, text in brown and red ink, all but a 100 leaf section in the middle consisting of music, some pages damaged by the strong ink, burnt with loss, worse on approximately a dozen leaves in the center, bound in full contemporary German parchment over boards, edges stained blue, tabs made from manuscript waste applied to fore-edges, 7 1/2 x 6 1/4 in.
Estimate $1,500-2,500
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John Dorfman
Director, Books & Manuscripts
508-970-3293
Fine Books & Manuscripts
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