Could any one either explain to me, or point me to a source that might
explain to me, the dissemination of papal bulls around the year
1300. More specifically, what would be the mechanism for the
dissemination of -- say for instance, Boniface's canonization bull of
Saint Louis (1297), which enjoins at the end for all churches to
celelbrate Louis' feast day on August 25. (This didn't happen, we
know. In the initial century his celebration was really quite
limited). I'm wondering how widely this text might have been known, and
by whom. It does make its way into some breviaries mostly from Italy for
matins readings. Any help would be, as always, hugely appreciated.
cecilia gaposchkin
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