---MADE IN USA---FULL LEATHER BOUND EDITION---NEW in shrinkwrap, gold stamping on cover/spine, gilded page edges, hubbed spine and satin book ribbon---The Donation of Constantine was the most famous forgery in European history. It purported to grant Sylvester, Bishop of Rome from 314-336, legal title to Rome, all of Italy, and the western provinces, to remain forever under the Roman See. This document was almost universally accepted as genuine from the ninth to the fifteenth century. It was cited by at least ten Popes, along with other writers, in contentions for the recognition of papal control, and greatly contributed to the prestige of the Papacy. Lorenzo Valla, perhaps the greatest of the professional Italian humanists during the Renaissance, subjected the document to historical analysis in this important work that forever dismantled the Donation of Constantine's authenticity.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

On the Donation of Constantine LEATHERBOUND

Publisher

Gryphon Editions

Publication Date

2021

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

New

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Legal Classics Library

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Gryphon Editions publishes facsimile reproductions of the classic books in Law, Medicine, Science and Political Thought. Each volume is luxuriously bound in leather at prices that are surprisingly affordable. Every volume is fully bound in top-quality leather, or is quarter-leather bound with fine library buckram, and embellished with gold stamping of an original design. The raised bands across the spine are distinctive of the classic bookmaker's art. Specially commissioned marbelized endleaves are reminiscent of fine Old World editions. Coordinating headbands grace both ends of the spine and add strength. The acid-free leaves are gilded for additional protection and elegance. A permanent silk ribbon marker ensures easy reference.

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