VALUABLE LATIN MS. IN THE GREY COLLECTION, AUCKLAND FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY. Antiphonal MS., 1450, Roman Catholic Service Book, written on large sheets of vellum, in large Gothic characters. It contains 264 pages, each page 22 x 15 inches. The MS, is preserved in the original covers of solid oak planks, covered with thick leather and studded with copper nails. In 1424, two Antiphonals were bought for a small monastery in Norfolk for £50, equal to £200 of our money.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 21, 25 May 1907, Page 11
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79VALUABLE LATIN MS. IN THE GREY COLLECTION, AUCKLAND FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY. Antiphonal MS., 1450, Roman Catholic Service Book, written on large sheets of vellum, in large Gothic characters. It contains 264 pages, each page 22 x 15 inches. The MS, is preserved in the original covers of solid oak planks, covered with thick leather and studded with copper nails. In 1424, two Antiphonals were bought for a small monastery in Norfolk for £50, equal to £200 of our money. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 21, 25 May 1907, Page 11
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