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Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
(FANTASTIC CREATURE.) Vellum leaf from a Latin antiphonary with large historiated initial I showing grotesque figure with human head and serpentine neck, text written in gothic hand in black ink beneath 4-line staves in red with square notation in black, 7 lines, recto and verso. 5 initials alternately in red and blue with contrasting penwork decoration. Leaf 465x344 mm, initial approximately 192x23 mm excluding marginal extensions; light marginal soiling on recto, vellum slightly yellowed on verso. Italy, circa 1320
