(Q28483)
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Literae de gratia (6 Aug. 1484)
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Catholic Church. Pope (1471-1484 : Sixtus IV)
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Spain--Church history--Sources
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1484.
15. century
1484Gregorian
1484Gregorian
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Extent: 1 leaf : parchment ; 450 x 730 mm
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Bull (literae de gratia) of Pope Sixtus IV (1414- 1484) addressed to the clergy of Bonilla Spain. Document refers to benefices recently granted to the parishes of de Ferreros, de Susos and de Agnasal and allows Didacus of Chives and his family to erect funerary monuments in the chapel of the church of St. Michael. Other locations and peoples referenced in the document include the Deacon of...
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Title supplied by cataloger.
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Parchment, single sheet with plica and silk attachment but lacking the bulla. 450 x 730 mm. Written in a clear papal documentary script (gothic semi-textualis nearing gothico-antiqua); bold display script on first line with elongated letters. The document was folded circa nine times at one point. Housed in a mat frame with dealer's prospectus on back.
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Produced in the papal chancery by the scribe G. Bonattus who provided his signature on the right side of the plica. Dated 6 August 1484 in the document. Behind the plica are two signatures: "A. Trapezuntius," a Curial secretary, and "N. de Gomfredis". On the dorse is an unusual inscription by a member of the papal chancery explaining that although the document is dated 6th August, it was not...
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Acquired from the book-seller Karl W. Hiersemann (1854-1928) of Leipzig, by C.L. Ricketts.
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2 February 2024
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2 February 2024
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