BRMS 3
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BRMS 3. Alexander III (ca. 1100–1181). [Papal bull]. <em>Quotiens illud a nobis.</em> Ferentino, Italy, notarized 11 January 1174.
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Manuscript papal bull on vellum
BRMS 113
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BRMS 113. Sixtus IV (1414–1484, r. 1471–1484). <em>Bulla aurea: Sacri praedicatorum et minorum</em> [1479]. [Toul: written and notarized by Johannes Desiderius, after 23 March 1489]. Manuscript on vellum.
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Manuscript papal bull on vellum
BRMS 113
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BRMS 113. Sixtus IV (b. 1414, Pont. Max. 1471–1484).<em> Bulla aurea: Sacri praedicatorum et minorum [1479].</em> Manuscript on vellum. [Toul: written and notarized by Johannes Desiderius, after 23 March 1489].
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Papal Bull