PAPAL DOCUMENTS]. [PAUL III (1468-1549)]. Manuscript document, a Papal Bull, St. Peter's [Rome], 18 December 1547. 1 sheet, 301 x 485 mm. (11¾ x 19¼ in.), ON PARCHMENT, written in Latin in a fine chancery hand, WITH FINE PEN-WORK DECORATION: first line of text ornamented with elaborate engrossed majuscules and interlaces, large initial "P" with scrolling floral designs, subsequent "O" with complex circular interlaces culminating in a central diamond and adorned with decorative penwork, embellished signature of scribe on fold at lower margin, papal seal (bulla) in lead (36 mm. diameter) pendant on twine , in very fine condition. Paul III, Pope from 1534 to 1549, initiated changes which launched the Counter-Reformation. -- [GREGORY XII (1327-1417)]. Manuscript document, a Papal Bull granting rights to a convent in Spain, [Rome], 5 April 1408. 1 sheet, 245 x 410 mm. (9¼ x 16¼ in.), in Spanish in a fine court hand, ON PARCHMENT, first line of text with embellished ascenders, minor soiling, minor holes at folds, seal not present . Gregory XII confirms the rights of the Abess and Nuns of the Convent of Santa Clara de Alcazar. Gregory's reign as Pope (1406-1417) coincided with the Great Western Schism in saw a rival pontiff at Avignon contesting for control of the Church. Together two items. (2)
PAPAL DOCUMENTS]. [PAUL III (1468-1549)]. Manuscript document, a Papal Bull, St. Peter's [Rome], 18 December 1547. 1 sheet, 301 x 485 mm. (11¾ x 19¼ in.), ON PARCHMENT, written in Latin in a fine chancery hand, WITH FINE PEN-WORK DECORATION: first line of text ornamented with elaborate engrossed majuscules and interlaces, large initial "P" with scrolling floral designs, subsequent "O" with complex circular interlaces culminating in a central diamond and adorned with decorative penwork, embellished signature of scribe on fold at lower margin, papal seal (bulla) in lead (36 mm. diameter) pendant on twine , in very fine condition. Paul III, Pope from 1534 to 1549, initiated changes which launched the Counter-Reformation. -- [GREGORY XII (1327-1417)]. Manuscript document, a Papal Bull granting rights to a convent in Spain, [Rome], 5 April 1408. 1 sheet, 245 x 410 mm. (9¼ x 16¼ in.), in Spanish in a fine court hand, ON PARCHMENT, first line of text with embellished ascenders, minor soiling, minor holes at folds, seal not present . Gregory XII confirms the rights of the Abess and Nuns of the Convent of Santa Clara de Alcazar. Gregory's reign as Pope (1406-1417) coincided with the Great Western Schism in saw a rival pontiff at Avignon contesting for control of the Church. Together two items. (2)
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