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15 - Three documents (at the time) relating to this matter, namel…
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Estimate €500 - €800
Description
Three documents (at the time) relating to this matter, namely: 1- Bull of Martin V “9th of Kalandes, November 1420” Establishment of a prebend for the maintenance of a choir comprising 4 sub-deacons and 4 choirboys. Large handwritten document on parchment adorned with a capital letter at the top. Document complete with its lead seal. Excellent condition 2- Letter from Cardinal Chrisogonus, legate of Pope Leo XIII “The 2nd of the Kalandes of March 1413” Concession of a prebend for the maintenance of the choir comprising 4 subdeacons and 4 altar boys. Large handwritten document on parchment, adorned with the first word in capital letters (in the header), complete with its oval red wax seal (damaged around the edges) suspended from a green cord. Excellent condition 3- Letters from Cardinal Chrisogonus, legate of Pope John XXIII* “the Kalandes of April 1413” Presumably a reiteration of the subject of the previous letter. A large handwritten document on parchment, with the first word in capital letters (in the header), complete with its oval red wax seal (cracked and damaged around the edges) suspended from a green cord. Excellent condition. * regarded as an antipope (along with his predecessor Alexander V) by the Roman Catholic Church Expert: Pascal Guillebaud
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