c1500 Manuscript Antiphonal on Vellum for the Mass of the Dead (Missa Pro Defunctis) / Requiem early 16th Century maps and celestial phenomena

and celestial phenomena

rather than to the West around Africa

This beautiful series compares beautiful women “Bijin” to flowers

Ascension was an important stop over on the return from the Indes for water and food supplies

Generally Near Fine condition

c1500 Manuscript Antiphonal on Vellum for the Mass of the Dead (Missa Pro Defunctis) / Requiem early 16th Century maps and celestial phenomenac1500 Manuscript Antiphonal for the Mass of the Dead (Missa Pro Defunctis) on Vellum 48 leaves 20 x 14cm approx in later c1800 binding Handwritten on vellum with red and blue lettering and decorative Lombard initials to some sections. Music on 4 lines with Gregorian chant notation and 6 staves per page. Lovely script ? Italian in Origin. Staining and toning (sometimes significant) to some pages. Staining more marked on first and last few pages. The