Copies of a Papal Bull of Pius II dated 22 October 1463, urging action against the Turks, and related documents, in Latin [Germany (Hildesheim?), 15th century], after 1463

283×210mm, paper (no watermarks visible), 7 leaves, COMPLETE, one quire, last blank cancelled, number of lines and written space variable, very water-stained but not affecting legibility, lots 43-49 bound uniformly, probably in 1870

PROVENANCE

(1) Perhaps written at Hildesheim in the 1460s. (2) With the Ampleforth ink-stamp, bookplate (mostly removed), and shelfmark label ‘M/17/S.S.’ on pastedown; described in more detail by Ker, Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries, II, 1977, pp.26-27.

TEXT

Two short explanatory letters designed to accompany the following text: the first from the pope, dated 10 November 1463 (f.1r), and the second from Adolf von Nassau, archbishop of Mainz, to Bishop Ernst von Schaumburg of Hildesheim, dated 31 January 1464 (f.1r-v); a Bull of Pius II urging action against the Turks, dated 22 October 1463 (ff.1v-7v).