Sixtus Episcopus servus servorum dei
Salvator noster dominus Jesus Christus
Bulla indulgentiarum de aedifactione ecclesiae Nordlingensis
Sane sicut accepimus
Title from first line of text; imprint from ISTC.
Granting indulgences "for the benefit of the church of St. George and S. Mary Magdalene in Nördlingen"--ISTC.
Line 51: Datum Rome apud Sanctum Petrum anno incarnationis dominice Millesimoquadringentesimoseptuagesimonono quinto Idus Februarij pontificatus nostri anno nono.
Last line of text: Item omnia p[re]cedentia concedunt[ur] motu p[ro]prio et ex certa scientia.
"It is clear from the inking that the text was printed in two impressions, the first comprising the first 36 lines (measuring 166 mm.), the second comprising the remaining 27 lines and a two-line space (measuring 134 mm.)"--BM 15th cent.
Super-royal full-sheet; 63 lines; text area: 301 x 309 mm.
Notes (date):
after 9 Feb. 1480
Notes (citation):
Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, S-550
Catalogue of books printed during the XVth century now in the British museum, IV, p. 41(IC. 17523)
Incunabula short title catalogue, is00550000
Notes (object):
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy Q.400.14 pb: 590 x 438 mm. Pinholes along quire fold. "Quatuor" on line 58 corrected to "octo." From the Vollbehr collection. Purchased from the Vollbehr collection through Gimbel Brothers (catalog no. 553) in February 1942.