Carta ejecutoria de hidalguia
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Description
- Title
- Carta ejecutoria de hidalguia
- Published / Created
- 1586.
- Publication Place
- Spain
- Abstract
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Manuscript on parchment of a letter of nobility granted to Juan and Hernando Gallego by the authority of King Philip II of Spain, dated Granada, 12 August 1585, 24 December 1585 and 15 January 1586
- Description
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In Spanish.
Script: Written well above the lines in a bold and round Southern Gothica Textualis Formata with typical Spanish features. The scribe added decorative designs in upper and lower margins.
The illumination consists of 7- to 10-line initials on a square background (ff. 2v , 10v, 25r, 27r, 28v) and the following pictures: f. 1v, full-page miniature showing a couple and their five children in adoration for the Virgin in the Sun, in a decorative frame; f. 2r, full-page miniature, showing a victorious king (Philip II) on horseback, with his army in the background, trampling upon a defeated enemy; below is an oval shield containing three rocks and three trees, the whole in a decorative frame; f. 6r (Alonso Perez, witness), 10-line historiated initial with St. Alphonsus; f. 8r (Alonso Martin Garrido, witness), 9-line historiated initial with St. Alphonsus; f. 17r (Hernando Verdugo, witness), 9-line historiated initial with the Holy Spirit as a dove; f. 20v (Francisco de Robles), 9-line historiated initial with St. Francis receiving the stigmata.
Binding: Red velvet over cardboard. The pastedowns are two large engravings, one picturing the Beatitudes, the other the Creed. - Provenance
- Gift of Philip M. Neufeld in honor of Herman Wardwell Liebert.
- Extent
- ff. 32 : 310 x 210 mm.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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Spanish
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Beinecke MS 529
- Related Resource Online
- View a detailed description.
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Manuscripts, Renaissance Spain 16th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library - Material
- parchment ;
- Resource Type
- unspecified
- Subject (Geographic)
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Connecticut
New Haven.
Spain - Subject (Topic)
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Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscripts, Medieval
Politics and government - Subjects
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Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Spain > Politics and government > 1516-1700
Spain > 16th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Carta Ejecutoria de Hidalguia. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 9651135
- Object ID (OID)
- 32326484
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