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Sixtus IV, Pope
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description
- Sixtus IV, Pope
- Bulla extensionis indulgentiarum... Pastoris aeterni... [Rome: Georg Lauer, after 1 September 1480]
- Paper
Chancery 4to (195 x 122mm.), 8 leaves, 29 lines, gothic type, early nineteenth-century calf-backed marbled boards with red label on upper cover lettered in gilt, first and last leaves repaired in gutter, rebacked
Provenance
Dr Georg Kloss, bookplate and bibliographical notes in his hand on inside front cover, attributing the printing to Bartholomaeus Guldinbeck c. 1484-85 and stating that Panzer misattributed it to Gensberg, sale in these rooms, 7 May 1835, lot 1475; Law Society, armorial bookplate
Literature
H 14803; GW M42486
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Sixtus's bull of 1 September 1480 extended the indulgences granted to help fund the defence of the island of Rhodes against the Turks; Sixtus had previously issued a bull in May 1480 on the same subject. This is one of six extant editions printed in Rome and Germany at the time, all of which are rare. Lauer, a cleric from Würzburg, came to Rome at the invitation of Cardinal Oliviero Carafa and printed there from 1470 to 1481. Carafa had been in charge of the papal forces in the crusade against the Turks initiated by Sixtus IV in the early 1470s. For other works on the island of Rhodes and the crusade against the Turks, see lot 61.
Rare. ISTC records two copies, the other of which is in Munich University Library.