Pateat uniuersis presentes litteras inspecturis qualiter deuot ... .
Catholic Church.Pope (1471-1484 : Sixtus IV)
[Nuremberg : Printer of the 'Rochus Legend',
c. 1482]
Letter of indulgence for promoting the war against the Turks.
Title from first line of text; imprint and filing title from ISTC.
'Pateat' on line 1 and 'Forma absolucois' on line 13 are xylographic printing according to GW.
With blank space for name of Friar granting indulgence on line 10.
At the right hand side, four lines of a faded two-column text at right angles to the printed text are visible. With a red mark (from original seal?) at the bottom.
For faded two-column text, red mark, and inscription of Franciscus Eikher, cf. Crawford.I.1(7).
GW
GW, Einblattdrucke
ISTC
With the name 'Emericus [...]' inscribed in the space on line 10. Inscription on verso in a later hand 'Franc. Eikher[...]'
Church history