Manuscript on paper (various watermarks) of a Collection of the letters and papal bulls of Pope Pius II. With other texts concerning the Pope's life and prayers for him after his death. The manuscript section of the codex is divided into 13 sections. Articles 1-3 are printed texts that were bound together with the manuscripts (arts. 4-21) in the 16th century
Description:
In Latin.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Pius II, Pope, 1405-1464.
Subject (Topic):
Bulls, Papal, Epitaphs, Letters, Papal, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscript on parchment (goatskin) of 1) Landulphus senior (Landulphus Mediolanensis, 12th century), Historia Mediolanensis. 2) Catalogue of the Archbishops of Milan up to Galdinus (1166-1176). 3) Arnulf of Milan (Arnulphus Mediolanensis, d. ca. 1077), Liber gestorum recentium
Description:
In Latin.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., Italy, and Milan (Italy)
Subject (Name):
Della Croce, Francesco, 1391-1479.
Subject (Topic):
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, and History
Manuscript on parchment (hair side quite yellow) of Paulus de Sancta Maria (of Burgos; 1353-1435), Scrutinium Scripturarum. With Passages concerning the conversion of Jews to Christianity; (a) unidentified; (b) Letter of Pope Gregory I to Pascasius, bishop of Naples
Description:
In Latin.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Naples (Italy)
Subject (Name):
Paulus de Sancta Maria.
Subject (Topic):
Conversion, Christianity, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Judaism, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscript on paper (with various watermarks), composed of five separate manuscripts bound together. Parts I and II were written in the 15th century and III-V in the 17th century. Part I: Vita di San Petronio. Part II: Tommaso Nacci Caffarini, Tractatus de stigmatibus extractus, the second part of the book De supplemento legende beate Katerine de senis. Part III: Federico Borromeo, Vita S. Caroli Borromei. Part IV: Pope Pius II, De morte eugenij Quarti creationeque et coronatione Niccolai V oratio. Part V: Thomas Obicinus, Motiuo Celeste diretto in questo segnato tempo
Description:
In Latin and Italian.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Petronius, Saint, Bishop of Bologna, d. ca. 445.
Subject (Topic):
Christian hagiography, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, Papal documents, and Stigmatization