(Q9336)
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Carta executoria de hidalguia a pedimiento : de Alonso de Montalvan, vezino de la ciudad de Sevilla.
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Spain. Sovereign (1556-1598 : Philip II)
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Illuminations
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Illumination of books and manuscripts--Specimens
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Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Art
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Illumination of books and manuscripts
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Spain--History--Philip II, 1556-1598
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Montalvan, Alonso de
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Philip II, 1556-1598
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1589
16. century
1589
1589
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Extent: 58 leaves : parchment, color illustrations, coats of arms ; 309 x 208 (215 x 142) mm bound to 325 x 210 mm
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Foliation: Parchment, 58; [1-58]; modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.
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Title from colophon (f. 55r).
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Origin: Written in Granada, 1589 (f. 55r).
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Layout: Written in 34 long lines; ruled in red ink.
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Binding: Contemporary gilt stamped leather over wooden boards, partly restored, but still fragile. Spine is split and deteriorating, upper hinge is loose, lower cover is completely detached, and f. 57-58 is nearly detached. Binding coming apart between f. 30-31. The book is generally musty; there might be evidence of slight water or mildew damage at the beginning and end.
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Decoration: Three full page illuminated miniatures: Madonna and Child standing upon a winged serpent, with St. Francis of Assisi, the stigmata visible on his right palm, kneeling alongside, surrounded by an illuminated border depicting objects such as doorways, vessels, buildings, mirrors, plants, a four-headed winged creature and a smaller miniature of God with a triangular halo representing...
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Script: Written in Spanish rotunda script by a single hand, with another document in a second, less formal hand (f. 55v-56v), and notes and comments in several additional hands (f. 1r, 55r, 56v, and 58v).
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Acquired, 1952.
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19 September 2023
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19 September 2023
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