RARE INCUNABULA, printed on February 21, 1499, about LAW, HISTORY, RELIGION, KING CHARLES VII and CHARLES VIII, FRANCE, ITALY, POPE, GALLICANISM, CATHOLIC CHURCH. The book is all hand-coloured, with a large portrait of Charles VII, several dozen valuable initials and articles of the laws highlighted in various colours and commented by the jurist and constitutionalist Cosme Guymier (circa 1440-1503), advisor, president of the inquiries of the Parliament of Paris, and renowned Parisian magistrate. With this collection of laws, the King of France promulgated decisions, which came into effect immediately, and affirmed his independence from the Pope and the Church of Rome. He thus decided not to pay taxes to Rome, appointed bishops and abbots, regulated rights and duties, and asserted his authority over the Church of France. While remaining a Catholic country, the Kings of France concentrated political and religious power upon themselves. The colored squares in the center of the pages is the King's original text, while the two lateral columns are the commentary and explanation by jurist Cosme Guymier. No copies for sale, only seven copies are available in public libraries in France, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Netherlands, USA and UK. References; World Cat OCLC 230665527 and 404543702; Baudrier xi & xii, 193; BMC VIII 314; Goff C213; HC 4532; Pell 3313; Fernillot 191; Lefèvre 136; Parguez 327; Zehnacker 663; IGI VI 2526-C; IBE 6267; Madsen 1049, 1050; GW M16118. The book is in very good condition for its 526 years of age, with its original antique binding and clean pages with minimal defects, well-printed, double-column medieval Gothic characters. The Pragmatica Sanctio of Bourges, is the highest expression of Gallicanism, was first issued by Charles VII on July 7, 1438, with the aim of curbing the power of the Roman Church over the French clergy. Following the act's entry into force, French bishops were required to be elected in France and to follow the sovereign's instructions. After 1438, with the succession of kings, this constitution underwent various modifications and updates, and was finally repealed with the Concordat of Bologna (Italy), in 1516 between Pope Leo X and King Francis I of France. In summary the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges, required a General Church Council, with authority superior to that of the papacy, to be held every 10 years, required election rather than appointment to ecclesiastical offices, prohibited the pope from bestowing and profiting from benefices, and forbade appeals to the Roman Curia from places further than two days' journey from Rome. The Pragmatic Sanction further stipulated that interdict could not be placed on cities unless the entire community was culpable. The king accepted many of the decrees of the Council of Basel (1431-1449) without endorsing its efforts to coerce Pope Eugene IV. The Catholic Church of France suppressed the payment of annates to Rome and forbade papal intervention in the appointment of French prelates. TITLE : Pragmatica Sanctio cum repertorio nouiter egregie desuper co[m]pilato: ad materias facilius inueniendas: vnacum tabula alphabetica (Pragmatic Sanction with a new and excellently compiled repertory: for easier finding of materials: with an alphabetical table) AUTHOR: King Charles VII (1403-1461), commentator Cosme Guymier (circa 1440-1503), advisor, magistrate and president of the inquiries of the Parliament of Paris. Index by Pierre Cambafort PUBLISHER: Johannes or Jean de Vingle, printer and illustrator active in Lyon between 1493-1512, reference; https://data.bnf.fr/fr/ark:/12148/cb144757000 DATE: 21 February 1499 as per last page, printed in Lyon, complete book DESCRIPTION: In 8vo size, height 161 x width 112 mm (6.4 by 4.4 inches). 324 unnumbered leaves, COMPLETE INCUNABULA, with 1 big portrait of Charles VII, and several dozen initials, all hand colored, title with red characters and vignette with large blue P and flower. Publication date at the end of the book, before the index, and printer's mark "Jean de Vingle" on the last page. Original antique leather binding from the period, stiff, with titles on the spine, defects and small abrasions on the edges, boards and corners, but still solid and in perfect working order. Pages and illustrations in good condition, rare small stains or oxidation here and there, but not serious. Several annotations in minute medieval handwriting on the white margins of 40-50 leaves. AUTHOR: King Charles VII (1403-1461), also called the Victorious (le Victorieux), his reign saw the end of the Hundred Years' War and a de facto end of the English claims to the French throne. During the Hundred Years' War, Charles VII inherited the throne of France under desperate circumstances. Forces of the Kingdom of England and the duke of Burgundy occupied Guyenne and northern France, including Paris and Reims, the city in which French kings were traditionally crowned. With his court removed to Bourges, Charles was disparagingly called the "King of Bourges", because the area around this city was one of the few remaining regions left to him. However, his political and military position improved dramatically with the emergence of Joan of Arc as a spiritual leader in France. Charles VII successfully re-established a standing army which would survive until eventually replaced with the gendarmerie system in the 17th century. Charles VII secured himself against papal power by the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges. He also established the University of Poitiers in 1432, and his policies brought some economic prosperity to his subjects. AUTHOR: Cosme Guymier (circa 1440-1503), Canon of Saint-Thomas du Louvre, then Dean of Saint-Julien de Laon, law graduate, advisor and president of the inquiries of the Parliament of Paris, renowned Parisian magistrate, died on July 7, 1503. He is best known for having been the commentator on the text of the Pragmatic Sanction; see CRI XVI-92 and 93 (Source: Regional catalogs of computerized incunabula). SHIPPING: via UPS, DHL, National Postal Services, protected, INSURED and fully tracked package. Estimated time for Europe 3-5 working days. 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