Book of privileges of Columbus (DS9780) (Q43344)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens (.b18620103, https://catalog.huntington.org/record=b1862010, mssHM 36)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Book of privileges of Columbus (DS9780) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens (.b18620103, https://catalog.huntington.org/record=b1862010, mssHM 36) |
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Spain. Sovereign (1479-1504 : Ferdinand V and Isabella I)
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America--Discovery and exploration--Spanish--Sources
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1502
16. century
1502Gregorian
1502Gregorian
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Extent: ff. 14 : paper ; 220 x 305 mm
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Title from printed catalog.
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Support: Paper.
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Script: Secretary.
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Layout: One gathering; 34-37 long lines, frame ruled in dry point.
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Watermark(s): Armoiries, similar to Briquet 1821 but with chain lines vertical in relation to the watermark.
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Assigned Date: s. XVIin.
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Input into Digital Scriptorium by: C. W. Dutschke, 1/14/2012.
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Written in Seville in 1502. The Genoa Codex states that in 1502 4 copies of this document were made: 3 on parchment and 1 on paper. The 3 parchment copies are now identified as the Genoa Codex, the Paris Codex, and the Washington Codex, but the paper copy was thought lost. Extant copies on paper (mainly extracts) are: the Veragua Codex (belonging to the descendants of Columbus), the Providence...
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There are no signatures or notarial markings on this copy; an endorsement on the upper left corner of f. 1 bears the name of Hipólito Colón and "No. 13." Purchased from a bookseller in Spain by Maggs Bros.; Maggs, Catalogue 442 (1923) n. 1724, with reproduction of f. 1 on frontispiece, to Otto Vollbehr.
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22 July 2024
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22 July 2024
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