Book box for Pope Sixtus V Papal bull

By: Pope Sixtus V

Collection ID
MS.000859.ACS
Type
Manuscript
Date
October 22, 1586
Geography
Rome, (Italy)
Language
Latin and Italian
Medium
Manilla folder with green spine
Dimensions
10 × 7 7/16 × 7/8 in. (25.4 × 18.9 × 2.3 cm)
Exhibit Location
Not on View

Book box for Pope Sixtus V Papal bull

Created in 1586 in Rome, Italy.[1] Purchased at auction in 2015 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma;[2] Donated in 2017 to National Christian Foundation (later The Signatry) under the curatorial care of Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.

Notes: [1] There is currently no verified ownership history after its creation in 1586. Research is ongoing. [2] Important Judaica Auction, Sotheby’s New York, 22 December 2015, Lot 11.

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