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of the Exhibition PETER SCHOEFFER : PRINTER OF MAINZ at Bridwell Library 8 September - 8 December 2003 |
18c. BOUND AND ILLUMINATED BY ULRICH SCHREIER
GREGORIUS IX, Pont. Max. (c. 1148-1241). Decretales. Commentary by Bernardo Bottoni of Parma (d. 1266). Printed on vellum. Mainz: Peter Schoeffer, 23 November 1473.
Portraits of Gregory IX
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Schreier carved and painted an image of the seated Pope Gregory on the top board, which closely matches the composition of his illumination for Book V.
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