As reported in this space, the Vatican has printed a mere 799 reproductions of the Chinon Parchment, a document issued by Pope Clement V that absolved the captive Templar Knights at Chinon of heresy and wrongdoing. Collectors around the world, it was thought, would snap up these hot knock-offs like hotcakes. And they have indeed sold about as well as you'd expect $8,400 hotcakes would sell - there are still 300 of the Processus Contra Templarios available.Sure, the leather binding and the reproduction of the Pope's was seals are cool and all, but I suspect most of us are waiting for the paperback edition.
How's your Italian? Here's the publisher's website.
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The article you have mentioned is from early November 2007. Betcha they're all gone by now! I have been thinking of publishing one rather interesting companion document. But it's so hard to figure out the pricing. $9.95? $9,995?
I HAVE A COPY AND YOU MISSED OUT. WORTH EVERY PENNY!!! SCRINIUM PRICED IT TO LOW. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF WHAT TO BUY WHEN INVESTING IN BOOKS OR COLLECTIBLES!! TALK TO YA IN 10 YEARS LOSERS! GO BACK TO WATCHING STAR TREK OR WHATEVER YOU DO WHEN YOU GET HOME FROM WORKING AT MCDONALDS DRIVE THRU.
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