Collection of 32 16-19th century papal pamphlets, bulls, etc, the majority being 16th century, all uncut and unbound as issued. Housed together in a portfolio. Most pamphlets with woodcut arms, devices, ornaments, and chapter initials.
Provenance: Sotheby's Milan, 6 October 1999, lots 110, 245-251, 253-276, 278-280
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Includes: Paul II (Pietro Barbo). 'De his quae observare debent Iudices à Sede Apostolica delegati in causis alienationum bonorum Ecclesiasticorum'. Rome: ex Typografia Rev. Cameræ Apostolicæ, 5 Maggio 1465. Single folio sheet, woodcut vignettes, watermark of a crown used in Italy from 1394 to 1413; one or two ink stains. Briquet 4705. — Clement VI (Giulio de'Medici). 'Motus proprii...contra Mandatum de supersedendo calumniose productum & contra Moratorias, ac dilationes quinquennales, quæ vulgo Cinquine dicuntur'. Rome: [Calvo], 1529. 4to, 2 leaves, woodcut vignette on title, woodcut historiated initials; a few scattered holes with the loss of a few letters, edges with wear and creasing. — Clement VI. 'Declàratio consitutionis suæ de consensibus adnotandis'. Rome: 1534. Folio, 2 leaves, woodcut initial; upper margin ragged, marginal tear to corner. — Paul III (Alessandro Farnese). 'Bulla Potestatis Testandi, Ædificandi, necnon multorum aliorum privilegiorum per S.D.N. Sixtum IV Iulium II. & Leonem X. Pont. Max. omnibus in Vrbe existentibus concessa...' Perugia: Hieronymum Cartularium, 1544. 4to, 6 leaves, woodcut ecclesiastical arms to title. A rare and important pamphlet. — Julius III (Giovanni M. de'Ciocci del Monte). 'Bulla super liberatione bonorum Emphiteoticorum in Urbe'. [Rome: A Blado], 1554. 4to, 8 leaves, large woodcut emblem to title; some dampstaining. — Paul IV (Gian Pietro Carafa). 'Bulla declaratoria Decanatus Sacri Collegii Revere n. Dominorum S.R.E. Cardinalium'. Rome: 1555. Single folio sheet, several woodcut pontifical arms; minor dampstaining. — Paul IV. 'Motus Proprius...quo diversorum Romanorum Pontificum constitutiones super annatis comunibus...confirmantur...' [Rome: Antonio Blado, 1555]. 4to, 2 leaves., title with large woodcut of pontifical arms; minor dampstaining. — Paul IV. 'Breve concessum Magnificis Custodibus Imaginis Sanctissimi Salvatoris ad Sancta Sanctorum de Urbe super gubernatione Collegiorum Capranicam'. Rome: 1558. Single folio sheet, large woodcut initial. — Paul IV. 'Motus Proprius...quo omnes & singulos Quindenniorum debitores per cos possessa, quo titulo obtinuerint'. [Rome: Antonio Blado, ca. 1558]. 4to, 2 leaves, title with large woodcut of pontifical arms. — Pius IV (Giovanni Angelo Medici). 'Declaratio Facultatum Conclavistarum'. Rome: [Antonio Blado], 1562. Single sheet, still to be divided in its 18 sides, title with large woodcut of pontifical arms. — Pius IV. 'Revocatio ominum Indulgentiarum, quæstarum & aliarum facultatem, quæ deferuntur per Commissarios, cum reductione illarum ad visitantes personaliter Ecclesias originales'. [Rome: A. Blado?], 1560. Single folio sheet, woodcut of pontifical arms and initial; some foxing and toning. — Pius IV. 'Super revocatine indulgentiarum, ad facultate Fabricae Basilicae Principis Apostolorum'. Rome: [Antonio Blado], 1562. Single folio sheet, woodcut initial and pontifical arms. — Pius IV. 'Bulla de translatione curæ monialum, quæ sunt Ordinis Humiliatorum, à fratribus eiusdem ordinis, ad Ordinarios locorum'. Rome: apud Hæredes Antonii Bladii Impressores Camerales, 1563. Folio, 2 leaves, large woodcut initial and pontifical arms; minor foxing and dampstaining. — Pius IV. 'Bulla...super ordinatione & promotione doctorum & aliorum cuiuscunque artis & facultatis professorum de cætero observanda'. Rome: [Antonio Blado], 1564. Folio, 2 leaves, woodcut vignettes of Saint Peter and Saint Paul with pontifical arms; minor creasing and soiling to edges. — Pius IV. 'Bulla...inclyto Populo Romano concessus super reintegratione iurisdictionum Curæ Capitolii'. [Rome: Antonio Blado, 1564]. Folio, 2 leaves, woodcut initial and pontifical arms; tear too lower corner with the loss of some text. — Pius IV. 'Statutum Quod in publico Consilio Pop. Rom: eliganter duo Patricii Rom., qui Magistris viarum computa reddituris absistant, ac de alijs ad idem pertinentibus'. [Rome: Antonio Blado, 1565?]. Folio, 2 leaves, large woodcut vignette with pontifical arms flanked by female figures and a cornucopia, woodcut initial. — Saint Pius V (Antonio Michele Ghislieri). 'Exemptiones ab exactionibus Datijs, Gabellis, Pedagijs, Vectigalibus &...Religiosis Ordinum Mendicantium'. Rome: [Antonio Blado], 1566. Single folio sheet, woodcut figures of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, woodcut pontifical arms; some toning. — Saint Pius V. 'Breve...hortatur locorum ordinarios, ut in suis civitatibus & dioec. ecclesias seu loca alia in quibus pueri in Doctrina Christiana erudiri debeant'. Rome: [Antonio Blado], 1567. Single folio sheet, woodcut pontifical arms and initial; some foxing. — Saint Pius V. 'Bulla...in die Cœnæ Domini'. Bologna: Ioannem Rossium, 1567. 8vo, 6 leaves, title with woodcut pontifical arms, historiated woodcut initial; foxing, final leaf with loss where contemporary annotation was made with ink. — Saint Pius V. 'Motus proprius...delegationis Magnifici D. Honofrii Camaini...ad quascunq. causas confidentiarum beneficiarum quoad eru. instrtiones sumedas'. Rome: apud Hæredes Antonii Bladii Impressores Camerales, 1568. Folio, 2 leaves, title with woodcut pontifical arms, historiated woodcut initial; worming, minor dampstaining. — Saint Pius V. 'Bulla...Pro Compatronis, & pro tempore Em̃o & Rm̃o Dño Cardinali Protectore Almi Collegii Ghisleriorum, in Civitate Papiæ'. Rome: Typis Rev. Cam. Apostolicæ, [1570]. Large 4to, 6 leaves, title with woodcut pontifical arms, historiated woodcut initial. — Saint Pius V. 'Extinctio Ordinis fratrum Humiliatorum'. Rome: [Antonio Blado], 1570. Folio, 2 leaves, title with woodcut pontifical arms, historiated woodcut initial. — Saint Pius V. 'Revocatio privilegiorum, & statutorum quod fruuctus beneficiorum primi anni, cedant capitulo'. [Rome: Antonio Balda, 1570]. Single folio sheet, woodcut pontifical arms; some foxing. — Saint Pius V. 'Extinctio Ordinis fratrum Humiliatorum'. Rome: [Antonio Blado], 1571. Single folio sheet, woodcut figures of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, woodcut pontifical arms. — Gregory XIII (Ugo Boncompagni). 'Breve...Contra Religiosos & Religiosas, ordinis Sancti Francisci de observantia, recurrentes ad secularia tribunalis, & contemnentes ordinationes Commissariorum sui generalis Ministeri'. Rome: apud Hæredes Antonii Bladii, 1575. Single folio sheet, woodcut figures of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, woodcut pontifical arms. — Gregory XIII. 'Breve sull'applicazione dei Decreti del Concilio di Trento nell'Isola di Sardegna'. [Rome: 1578]. Single folio sheet, woodcut figures of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, woodcut pontifical arms and historiated initial; some marginal soiling. Attributed to Caesar Gloriero, Secretary of the Apostolic Briefs until 1584. — Gregory XIII. 'Litteræ Facultatum...P.D. Hieronimo Matthæio Protonotario Apostolico, utriusque Signaturæ Referendario, Curiæque causarum Cameræ Apostolicæ generali Auditori concessarum'. Rome: 1578. Folio, 4 leaves, woodcut pontifical arms, woodcut initial; some foxing and toning, marginal dampstaining. — Gregory XIII. 'De modo, & forma publicandi beneficiorum resignationes, & iurium cessiones'. Rome: Ex Typographia Reu. Cameræ Apostolicæ, 1583. Single folio sheet,woodcut figures of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, woodcut pontifical arms. — Gregory XIII. 'Litteræ Auctionis Montis Alumeriarum'. Rome: apud Hæredes Antonii Bladii impressores Cam, 1584. Large 4to, 4 leaves, woodcut pontifical arms; minor marginal soiling. — Gregory XIII. 'Breve...Indulgentiarum pro assisttenibus Orationi Quadraginta horarum, ac operam suam pro redemptione Captivos præstantibus Archiconfraternitati Confalonis & ...' Rome: apud Hæredes Antonii Bladii Impressores Camerales, 1585. Single folio sheet, woodcut pontifical arms. — Gregory XIV (Niccolò Sfondrati). 'Constitutio...Super Immunitate Ecclesiarum'. Rome: apud Paulum Bladum Impressorem Cameralem, 1591. Folio, 2 leaves, woodcut pontifical arms, hisotriated woodcut initial depicting the Last Supper; toning, minor foxing, some chips to fold, closed tear. — Clement VIII (Ippolito Aldobrandini). 'Constitutio super excutione decreti Concilii Tridentini...contra Regulares non subditos Episcop0...& extra ea ita notoriè deliquentes...' Rome: Apud Impressores Camerales, 1596. Folio, 2 leaves, title with large woodcut featuring the figures of Saint Peter and Saint Paul flanking pontifical arms; minor toning and soiling. — Clement VIII. 'Dichiarazione e decreto...spora l'Indulgenze, che tanto da Sua Santità, quanto dai Suoi Predecessori sono state finora concesse, e per l'avvenire si concederanno alle Corone, Grani, Crocette eImmagini o Medaglie benedette'. Rome: appresso gli Stampatori Camerali, 1597. Single folio sheet, woodcut pontifical arms; minor foxing, two small marginal holes. — Clement VIII. 'Bolle su Manila, Capitale delle Filippine: Pro Altare Priuilegiato, Ferrar 18 Maggio 1598. Pro extrahendis Reliquis Sanctorum, Ferrar 18 Maggio 1598'. Rome: apud Impressores Camerales, 1599. Large 8vo, 2 leaves, 3 woodcut historiated initials; minor foxing and toning. — Pius VII (Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti). 'Allocutio habia in concistorio secreto'. Rome: apud Lazarinum, 1805. Single folio sheet, still to be divided in its 16 sides; minor spotting to title, minor marginal dampstaining. A pamphlet outlining the relationship between Pope Pius VII and the cardinals present at Napoleon's coronation, which took place in Paris in December of 1805.