sixtus w a (2 Ergebnisse)

Mit ganzseitigen farb.Bildern. O.Pag.(ca.16 S.) Orig.HLn. Sehr gut erhalten.

Each bifolium measuring 225 x 340 mm. (8 7/8 x 13 1/4"). Single column, 32-37 extant lines in a documentary hand. Text on one leaf of each bifolia only (i.e. a total of four pages of text). For the full text of the original document, see: Beda, Dudik, "Iter Romanum" volume I, pp. 245-51. Recovered from a binding and thus with noticeable wrinkling and staining from glue, several lines at top or bottom trimmed away, but the vast majority of the text intact and surprisingly legible. This pair of bifolia appear to come from a copy of an papal bull that was issued on 21 March 1477 by Sixtus IV, concerning the oldest hospital in Europe, known today as Santo Spirito in Sassia, located in Rome. The document reaffirms the favors and pardons enjoyed by the hospital, renews its confraternity of pious men, and grants various indulgences and other graces. Built by Innocent III in the 12th century, the hospital and connected church occupy the location of the former "Saxon School," an 8th century hostel and chapel that welcomed Saxon pilgrims. Following a devastating fire in 1471, Pope Sixtus IV ordered extensive reconstruction and expansion, including the glorious "Sistine Ward," with frescos that rival the Sistine Chapel's. Following this rejuvenation, the hospital became an important medical center, and its anatomical theater attracted artists such as Michelangelo, Da Vinci, and Botticelli. Based on the format and appearance of the two bifolia, we believe they come from a copy of the official bull issued by the church, perhaps produced for a papal register or for the archives of the hospital itself. Evidentially, they were later reused as binding waste; however, about two thirds of the surprisingly legible text is preserved here. Sixtus IV, born Francesco della Rovere (1414-84) served as pope for the final 13 years of his life. He is remembered for overseeing the construction of the Sistine Chapel, for his creation of the Vatican Library, and for his patronage of the arts.