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Letter. to Christofore Felici : 1457 Nov. 10

Title
Letter. to Christofore Felici : 1457 Nov. 10
Creator / Contributor
Pius, II, Pope, 1405-1464
Place of Origin
Italy
Date
1457
Language
Latin
Description
Extent: 1 item ; 13 x 22 cm.
print
Subjects
Antonio Magistri
Felici, Christofore
Gorus, ser
Scriptoria--Italy
Manuscripts, Renaissance--Italy
Book industries and trade--History--Italy--to 1500
Copyists--Italy--Siena
Abstract
Addressed to his secretary, he writes of some errors in a little missal used in the cathedral that had been copied by Antonio Magistri of Lucca. He also refers to Ser Gorus the Cantor, or choirmaster, for whom the future pope was finding employment in Florence.
Genre
letter
Manuscripts, Medieval-Italy-1450-1500.
Manuscripts, Renaissance-Italy-1450-1500.
Seals.
Notes
Autograph letter, signed in Rome, written in a humanist script by Aeneas Sylvius while still cardinal-bishop of Siena, with red wax seal and paper flap.
In a protective tray case, 28 cm.
MS Lat 298. Houghton Library, Harvard University.
Also available in an electronic version.
Series
Digital Medieval Manuscripts at Houghton Library
Repository
Houghton Library, Harvard University

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