Burghers’ Splendour
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Hipolit d’Este, a cardinal and deacon of St Lucia’s Church in Silice, archbishop of Milan and Capua, bishop of Agre, Ferrara and Modena, granting a hundred days of indulgence to the brothers and sisters of the Fraternity of Herringers at St Mary’s Church in Krakow
The condition to obtain an indulgence for the members of the Fraternity of Herringers was for them to listen to the services defined in the document, make confession, join the Fraternity at any parish or cloister church and augment the number of the church parameters (objects).

1518, Krakow

Parchment, gouache, gilding
State Archive in Krakow, ref. no Perg. 1028

 
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