Responsio ad oratores regis Francorum

Description

Title: Responsio ad oratores regis Francorum
Creator: Pius II, Pope, 1405-1464
Published / Created: [circa 1460]
Publication Place: Italy (Genoa?)
Abstract: Manuscript on paper of an oration by Pope Pius II in support of the candidature of Ferdinand I of Aragon for the throne of Naples and Sicily
Description: In Latin.
Script: copied by a single hand writing a small Gothica Hybrida Libraria/Currens under Humanistic influence. Heading in pale brown ink. Opening word in capitals and marginal captions in pale red ink. 3-line pale red initial on f. 1r.
The present manuscript was probably copied soon after the oration was held at the council of Mantua in 1459. The Pope had requested the help of the Christian rulers for a crusade against the Turks. The King of France Charles VII refused his support unless the Pope would favour the candidature of René of Anjou to the throne of Naples and Sicily against the pretensions of Ferdinand I of Aragon. In the present oration, the Pope explains why he regrets to deny René's claim and supports Ferdinand.
Binding: 20th century: plain parchment over pasteboard.
Provenance: Sotheby's London, 2000 July 6, lot 64. Purchased on the Edwin J. Beinecke Fund.
Extent: ff. 20 : 240 x 170 mm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Latin

Genre: Manuscripts, Medieval France 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Material: paper ;
Resource Type: unspecified
Subject (Geographic): Connecticut
New Haven.
France
Subject (Name): Pius II, Pope, 1405-1464.
Ferdinand I, King of Naples, 1423-1494.
Subject (Topic): Letters, Papal
Manuscripts, Medieval
History
Subjects: Pius II, Pope, 1405-1464
Ferdinand I, King of Naples, 1423-1494
Letters, Papal
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
France > History > 15th century
France > 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library

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Citation: Pope Pius II, Responsio ad Oratores Regis Francorum. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.