(Q20763)
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Spain. Sovereign (1556-1598 : Philip II)
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Londono, Juan de
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Lewis, John Frederick, 1860-1932
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Extent: 62; 335 x 230 mm bound to 320 x 221 mm; parchment
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Binding: Original sixteenth-century brown morocco with elaborately gilt sides and three panels; the innermost diamond shaped composed of roll stamps showing a lion chasing a unicorn and a hound chasing a hare; at the extreme corners two male and two female heads; in the center an oval medallion of the Virgin and Child, interstices filled with foliate and star-shaped stamps, gilt edges, in the...
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Layout: One column of thirty-six lines; box-ruled; written area: 235 x 135 mm
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Script: Humanistic (Spanish), with notarial inscriptions
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Decoration: Two full-page illuminations in gold and colors (fols. 1v, 2r); two smaller miniatures in colors heightened in gold (fols. 52v, 58v); headings and initials in gold and red and blue grounds; each page within a gold line border
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Provenance: Granted by Philip II, King of Spain, in favor of Juan de Londono, Palacios de Goda, dated Valladolid, December 2, 1587; sold by Sotheby's (date of sale?), no. 95 or 120; sold by American Art Association (date of sale?), no. 250; (directly to?) John Frederick Lewis, Philadelphia; given by his widow, Anne Baker Lewis, to the Free Library of Philadelphia in 1936
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Contributor: Diane Biunno
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Cataloger: Amey Hutchins
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Funder: Council on Library and Information Resources
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4 December 2023
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4 December 2023
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