F6-20. Letter by Pope Eugenius IV to Grand Duke Žygimantas Kęstutaitis of Lithuania
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Florence,
1440 02 27
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Pope Eugenius IV informs Grand Duke Žygimantas Kęstutaitis of Lithuania about the Conclave in Basel that elected a new pope.
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The seal is cut off.
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Latin; 1 f.;
36,7x56,4+0 cm;
Text:
30x48 cm; 45 rows.
The parchment is in good condition, spotty; the upper and the bottom edges are a little torn. The upper edge is cut.
The first letter of the intitulatio is enlarged and decorated; capital letters of the first line are decorated.
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The label and the seal of the Library of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences are on the reverse of the parchment.
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| References:
KDKDW t.1, p.181–186, nr.161; Jasas, p.34, nr.47.
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