Instruttione data per ordine di N.S. Papa Gregorio XV. a Mons[igno]r Carafa Vescovo d'Aversa destinato Nuntio all dell Imp[erato]re a di 12 de Aprile 1621

Contributor:

Carafa, Carlo, -1644 (addressee)

Name:

Gregory XV, Pope, 1554-1623

Timespan:

Early works to 1800; 1517-1648; Ferdinand II, 1619-1637

Date:

1600

Description:

Document of Pope Gregory XV (f. 2r-41v), giving instructions to Carlo Carafa, bishop of Aversa, for his service as a papal ambassador to the court of the Holy Roman Emperor. This appears to be an archival copy rather than an original; was originally part of a larger volume. Preceded by a note regarding the bull of Pope Boniface VIII granting indulgences in Germany (p. 51), on slightly different paper.

Language:

Italian

Provenance:

Sold by Jacques Rosenthal (Munich), 1958.

Subject:

Boniface VIII, Pope, -1303; Catholic Church -- Foreign relations -- Holy Roman Empire; Catholic Church; Indulgences -- Germany -- Early works to 1800; Papal nuncios -- Early works to 1800; Papal nuncios; Indulgences; International relations

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Codices; Manuscripts, Italian; Manuscripts, European; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

41 leaves : paper; 274 x 205 (210 x 130) mm bound to 286 x 210 mm

Geographic Subject:

Holy Roman Empire -- History -- 1517-1648; Holy Roman Empire -- History -- Ferdinand II, 1619-1637; Germany

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title from caption title (p. 53).; Pagination: Paper, i (modern paper) + 41 + i (modern paper); 51-132, contemporary pagination in ink, upper outer corner. This manuscript was originally part of a larger volume.; Layout: Written in 18 long lines.; Script: Written in a cursive script by a single hand, with document concerning Boniface VIII written in a second, possibly later hand.; Binding: Boards, probably 18th or 19th century. Paper badly damaged due to oxidation of ink; text rendered difficult to read in many places. Edges of many leaves frayed. Various stains.; Origin: Written in Italy in the 17th century (Zacour-Hirsch).; Italian.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 308