(Q8550)
Statements
Collection of documents.
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Peres, Gonzalo, de Cartagena
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1517-1519.
16. century
1517Gregorian
1519Gregorian
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Extent: 28 leaves : parchment, illustrations ; 310 x 221 mm
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Overall title supplied by cataloger. Titles of individual sections taken from Zacour-Hirsch. Descriptive title on f. 1r is hard to read.
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According to a modern notation on the paper wrapper that once enclosed the manuscript (now on file in the Library), Gonzalo Peres de Cartagena was a favorite official of Queen Isabella and was a descendent of the famous Jewish convert, Paul of Burgos.
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Ms. codex.
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Foliation: Parchment, 28; 1-28; modern foliation in pencil, lower right recto. Folio missing between f. 9-10 and f. 10-11.
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Script: Written in various cursive and formal book script scripts by several different hands. Folios 11r-23v (text of the testament) are in a more formal minuscule hand; these pages have been lined in ink. Includes marginalia and other miscellaneous notations.
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Sewn in two quires; no cover. The two quires have almost completely separated from each other.
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Origin: Written in Arroya (Spain), near Burgos; 1517-1519.
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Decoration: Rubrication in red and blue (f. 11r-22v). Illustration of a manicule, in green, white and brown (f. 16v).
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Sold by H. P. Kraus (New York, N. Y.), 1959.
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18 September 2023
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18 September 2023
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