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Pope Pius III bull, 1503.

Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 742 Folder 63
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Format:
Manuscript
Author/Creator:
Pius III, Pope, approximately 1440-1503.
Contributor:
North, Frederick, Earl of Guilford, 1766-1827, former owner.
Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872, former owner.
Piccolomini della Triana, Silvio, 1878-1962, addressee.
Language:
Latin
Subjects (All):
Catholic Church. Cancellaria Apostolica--Early works to 1800.
Catholic Church. Cancellaria Apostolica.
Siena (Italy)--History--16th century.
Genre:
bulls (papal records)
bullae (seals)
Manuscripts, Latin.
Manuscripts, Renaissance.
Penn Provenance:
Formerly owned by Frederick North, Earl of Guilford, and Sir Thomas Phillipps (part of ms. 6067).
Physical Description:
1 item (1 leaf) : parchment
Contained In:
Piccolomini Family Papers. Folder 63
Place of Publication:
1503.
Language Note:
In Latin.
Summary:
Bull from Pope Pius III (formerly Francesco di Nanni Todeschini Piccolomini), dated Oct. 6, 1503. The bull is addressed to Silvio Piccolomini, a layman of Siena, appointing him an apostolic scribe. Pope Pius III's lead bull is attached to the document on a red and yellow silk string.
Cited in:
From collection described in Zacour, Norman P. and Hirsch, Rudolf. Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Libraries of the University of Pennsylvania to 1800 (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1965), p. 163 (Ms. Lea 71).
OCLC:
492410187

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