06193

Title

Subject

Description

Boniface VIII compiled this "sixth" book of the Decretaliumin 1298 as a supplement to the five books of canon law issued by Gregory IX in 1234. As in most early printed law codes, the main text appears as an island of large type surrounded by commentary in smaller type.

Creator

Giovanni d'Andrea, approximately 1270–1348 and Blavis, Thomas de, active 1476–1491, printer

Source

06193. BONIFACE VIII (1235–1303). Liber sextus Decretalium. Commentary by Joannis Andreae. Venice: Thomas de Blavis, 14 August 1489.

Relation

Italy

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Latin

Type

Median quarto

Collection

Invention and Discovery: Printed Books from Fifteenth-Century Europe

Citation

Giovanni d'Andrea, approximately 1270–1348 and Blavis, Thomas de, active 1476–1491, printer, “06193,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed April 20, 2024, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1307.