The story of the discovery of this relic is told in Duret, Histoire, p.799: "R. Volaterran livr. 22. Anthropolog. escrit que du temps du Pape Innocent VIII. en l'an 1492 le titre de la Croix de nostre Seignr. Iesus Christ fut trouve en la Basilique de S. Croix au milieu du temple, cache dans une muraille escrit aux 3. langues susdictes Hebraique, Grecque & Latine en ces mots seuls: Iesus Nazarenus Re. Le reste des mots, estant rongez, ou effacez." For the reference to Volaterranus see his Comm., fol.3166. B 294 lower left Imago triumphalis Tituli vivifuae Crucis D.N. Jesu Christi qualis hodie Romae apud Cartusianos intra Basilicam S. Crucis in Ierusalem seu intra Capellam S. Reliquiarum conspicitur cuius Tituli Veritatem Atq. Inventionem Bulla Alex. VI Pap. Dat. Romae Die 29 Mens. Iulii plenissime Testatur Characteres autem infabre tunc temporis sculptos ut vides, vetustas paulatim laesit, sed Haebraicos magis. Imago triumphalis Tituli vivifuae [vivificae] Crucis D[omini] N[ostri] Jesu Christi qualis hodie Romae apud Cartusianos intra Basilicam S[anctae] Crucis in Ierusalem seu intra Capellam S[anctarum] Reliquiarum conspicitur cuius Tituli Veritatem Atq[ue] Inventionem Bulla Alex[andri] VI Pap[ae] Dat[um] Romae Die 29 Mens[is] Iulii plenissime Testatur Characteres autem infabre tunc temporis sculptos ut vides, vetustas paulatim laesit, sed Haebraicos magis. How excellent an image of the Titulus of the life-giving cross of our lord Jesus Christ, seen today in Rome before the Carthusians within the chapel of the holy relics or within the Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem whose Titulus was attested fully as a true discovery by the Bull of Pope Alexander 6, dated 29th of July in Rome. But you can see now the Hebrew characters so crudely carved at that time and how old age has harmed it little by little 19.5 x 27.5 cm 19.5 27.5 Engraving Engraving Engraving