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

Published under the sanction and patronage of His Excellency Major-General Richard Bourke

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

They failed to discover the continent of Antarctica

c1500 Manuscript Antiphonal on Vellum for the Mass of the Dead (Missa Pro Defunctis) / Requiem early 16th Century maps Published under the sanction andc1500 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