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[Letter of Indulgence from 12 Cardinals, to the Dominican Nuns of Unterlinde, Colmar]
A manuscript collective indulgence, written on vellum in the chancery hand used in Rome, granted to the nuns and giving them permission to display a famed painting of the Virgin Mary. Remission of the temporal consequences for sin could be obtained…
Alcorani textus universus, ...: preface, three approbations
in Luigi Marracci's edition, the complete Arabic text of the Quran is preceded by three legal documents, issued by the Congregation of the Holy Roman and Universal Inquisition in Rome, the Clerks Regular of the Blessed Virgin (that is: the editor's…
Summaria declaratio bulle indulgentia[rum] sacratissima[rum]; Title page recto
Printed by Gutenburg’s associate Peter Schöffer, possibly for one of the more successful indulgence sellers, Raymond Peraudi. The document enumerates a variety of indulgences available for those who would support a crusade against the Ottoman…
Bâtarde Handwriting and Roman Typeface Examples Composite Image
Burgundian bâtarde handwriting is on the left, Caxton's roman type is on the right
Grazhdane Evrei
Appeal by the Central Jewish Committee for Help Victims of the War, addressed to the "Jewish Citizens". The Committee is asking for assistance for victims of the numerous pogroms in Tsarist Russia.
Program of Fedor Shaliapin's American tour, pages 27 through 30
Includes two pages from his 'Song of books' and portraits of him in the costumes of various roles.
