Title: Apparatus in Quinque Libros Decretalium, Circa 1350. Illuminated Manuscript Leaf from Pope Innocent IV’s commentary on the Decretals of Gregory IX
Author: Pope Innocent IV; Pope Gregory IX
Condition: Very Manuscript
A mid 14th century leaf from Pope Innocent the IV’s Apparatus in Quinque Libros Decretalium, his commentary on the Decretals of Pope Gregory IX. In it he argues from a legal basis that the pope had supreme authority as God's representative on earth, and went further, extending papal rule 'not just over Christians but also all infidels, since Christ holds power over all'.
The manuscript is written in a Latin Gothic textualis rotunda script and in a two-column format, in brown ink, bearing one illuminated three-line initial.
This manuscript has been written in a 66-line, double column format.
One illuminated manuscript on parchment, 39 x 26 cm
This manuscript is in very good shape, with minimal rubbing and wear to the vellum.