Imprint from STC.<\/p>
Broadside, folio.<\/p>
Types: 7: 116G, first words of each paragraph: 6: 116B. For these types see: Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Museum, XI, pages 396 and 397.<\/p>
46 lines, laid out in seven paragraphs.<\/p>
Initial 'O' over four lines, outlines produced with a stencil.<\/p>" }, { "label": "Former Owner(s)", "value": "Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834" }, { "label": "Acquisition", "value": "
Part of the Spencer library acquired by Enriqueta Rylands in 1892 from John Poyntz Spencer (1835-1910), 5th Earl Spencer for The John Rylands Library.<\/p>" }, { "label": "Title", "value": "Romanus pontifex (1486 March 27)" }, { "label": "Funding", "value": "Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC); Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)" }, { "label": "Project Information", "value": "
Created as part of the Incunabula Cataloguing Project, funded by the John Rylands Research Institute and Library, and the research project: '\u2018Werck der bücher\u2019 Transitions, experimentation, and collaboration in reprographic technologies, 1440\u20131470', funded by the AHRC/DFG. John Gandy is Project Cataloguer on the Incunabula Cataloguing Project. 'Werck der bücher' is led by Dr Stephen Mossman, Senior Lecturer in Medieval History, Department of History, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures, (SALC), University of Manchester, and Edward Potten, Principal Consultant, Department of History, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures, (SALC), University of Manchester.<\/p>" }, { "label": "Publication", "value": "London: William de Machlinia" }, { "label": "Date of Creation", "value": "1486" }, { "label": "Origin Place", "value": "England, London" }, { "label": "Alternative Title(s)", "value": "Our holy fadre the Pope Innocent the .viij. To the p[er]petuall memory of this here after; Our holy fadre the Pope Innocent the .viij. To the perpetuall memory of this here after" }, { "label": "Printer(s)", "value": "Machlinia, William de, active 1481-1486" }, { "label": "Language(s)", "value": "English" }, { "label": "Physical Location", "value": "The John Rylands Research Institute and Library" }, { "label": "Extent", "value": "1 sheet. Leaf height: 296 mm, width: 244 mm." }, { "label": "Classmark", "value": "23026" }, { "label": "Subject(s)", "value": "Great Britain--History--Henry VII, 1485-1509--Sources; Henry VII, King of England, 1457-1509; Elizabeth, Queen, consort of Henry VII, King of England, 1465-1503" }, { "label": "Physical Description", "value": "
Imperfect: wanting final paragraph, lines 42-46, and mutilated on the right-hand side, with loss of text. Probably extracted from a bookbinding.<\/p>
The printed text has been crossed through in ink at an early date. Two early annotations, one apparently reading Jem..., the other apparently a price: xxvi s I d.<\/p>
Backed onto paper, so watermark indistinct.<\/p>
Within a conservation mount.<\/p>" }, { "label": "Abstract", "value": "
Bulla of 27 March, 1486, \"Romanus pontifex\", translated into English, confirming the marriage of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York.<\/p>
The Pope dispensed Henry VII and Elizabeth of York to marry on 2 March 1486; on 27 March he confirmed the validity of any dispensation made by the Papal legate in England on his behalf; on 23 July this dispensation was further confirmed by the Pope. On 13 June 1486 Henry VII's Council made an order that the bull should be translated into English and multiplied<\/p>" }, { "label": "Collection", "value": "Incunable Collection" }, { "label": "Bibliography", "value": "