Newberry Library, VAULT folio Case MS 150

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS18203

Shelfmark:

VAULT folio Case MS 150

Title:

Indulgence letter; Florence, Italy, to Lorenzo Matteo Morelli

Indulgence

Letter

Author:

Catholic Church. Pope (1471-1484 : Sixtus IV)

Catholic Church WIKIDATA

Sixtus IV WIKIDATA

Place:

Florence, Italy

Florence TGN

Italy TGN

Date:

1481 April 25.

fifteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

In Latin

Latin WIKIDATA

Material:

parchment

Parchment AAT

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 leaf : parchment ; 22 x 31 cm.

Former Owner(s):

Detterer, Ernst Frederick, 1888-1947

Ernst F. Detterer WIKIDATA

Note:

Text of indulgence in a round Italian script in brown ink, on vellum leaf, blind-ruled with stylus or other sharp instrument; pricking holes visible along outer margins; large initial in red and blue; traces of official red wax seal in center below text; evidence of folding on verso of leaf, with name "Lorenzo" in center, in a contemporary hand.
Former owner: Ernst Detterer.

Keyword:

indulgences (documents)

manuscripts (documents)

Italy--Florence

Church history

Fifteenth century

Sources

Absolution

Early works

Morelli, Lorenzo Matteo, active 1480-1481

Catholic Church

Discipline

Indulgences

Catholic Church. Pope

Sixtus IV, Pope, 1414-1484

Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)

Institutional Record:

https://i-share-nby.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CARLI_NBY/i5mcb2/alma991828878805867

IIIF Manifest:

https://collections.newberry.org/IIIF3/Presentation/Manifest/2KXJ8ZPBT7S9

Holding Institution:

Newberry Library