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Manuscript Language Sampler. The Our Father Written by the Students of the Propaganda Greek & American Colleges.
Rome: circa 1900.
Quarto format manuscript on wove paper consisting of handwritten title and 49 leaves, each with the language identified at the top in the same hand, with the Lord's Prayer written beneath in a different language, including ancient and modern languages from throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; in a custom red morocco binding titled on the spine in gilt with gilt decoration to boards and spine (front board darkened, spine panel and front board almost completely detached); ex libris San Francisco's Academy of the Sacred Heart, with bookplates inside front board; 8 5/8 x 6 5/8 in.
