Sample letters contain large interlaced initial capitals, in which are embedded grotesque human and animal faces decorated in red and brown inks. Paper from Douai (France), 1520-1528, with watermark of a jug with a single handle; cf. Briquet 12676. Torn remnant of a paper label on recto of first leaf, possibly containing old shelf mark or bookseller's price. Lacking leaf for the letter A. From the collection of Otto Schäfer.
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