Processus Contra Templarios. Exemplaria praetiosa III, 2 vol., NUMBER 455 OF 799 COPIES, text volume in Latin, Italian and English, printed on specially made cotton paper, with 3 engraved plates, accompanying portfolio containing facsimile manuscripts and Papal seals in elaborate leather pockets decorated in gilt, publisher's vellum over boards, text volume lettered in gilt, spine of portfolio with onlaid leather strapwork and ties, preserved in single wallet-style limp goatskin portfolio, with ties, original velour bag and packaging, folio (444 x 278mm.), Vatican Secret Archives, 2007; and a copy of the Italian edition, limited to 799 copies, publisher's fabric-covered boards, leather slipcase, original velour bag, folio, Mestre, Scrinium, 2009 (3)

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A lavishly presented work issued by the Vatican Secret Archives, reproducing the documentation of the papal hearings convened by Clement V after Philip IV of France arrested and tortured Templar leaders in 1307 on charges of heresy and immorality. Clement eventually suppressed the order in 1312, but the facsimiles include the "Parchment of Chinon," a previously overlooked 1308 manuscript recording Clement's initial decision to save the Templars and their order.

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KNIGHTS TEMPLAR - VATICAN Processus Contra Templarios. Exemplaria praetiosa III, 2 vol., NUMBER 455 OF 799 COPIES, Vatican Secret Archives, 2007; and a copy of the Italian edition (3)

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Processus Contra Templarios. Exemplaria praetiosa III, 2 vol., NUMBER 455 OF 799 COPIES, Vatican Secret Archives, 2007; and a copy of the Italian edition (3)