[Carta executoria de hidalguia a pedimiento : de Johan Garcia y la Puente de Mora].

Abstract:

Carta executoria issued under the name of Charles I of Spain in favor of Johan Garcia y la Puente of Mora, in response to his pleito de hidalguia (litigation to establish noble status), written in Granada and dated 16 June 1553.

Timespan:

Spain -- Charles I, 1516-1556.; Spain.

Date:

1553

Description:

Lawrence J. Schoenberg & Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative.

Identifier:

9949237593503681; (OCoLC)ocn696008102; (OCoLC)696008102; (PU)4923759-penndb-Voyager

Language:

Spanish; Castilian

Provenance:

Sold at auction at Sotheby's, 10 December 1980, lot 58, to Lawrence J. Schoenberg.; Gift of Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2011.

Publisher:

Granada, 1553.

Relation:

Video orientation http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/1330543; http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366278; Digital facsimile for download (OPenn) https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0001/html/ljs19.html

Subject:

Illumination of books and manuscripts -- Specimens.; Nobility -- Spain -- Early works to 1800.; Nobility.; Illumination of books and manuscripts.; History.; Illuminations.; Codices.; Specimens.; Letters patent.; Manuscripts, Spanish.; Art.; Manuscripts, Renaissance.

Form/Genre:

Manuscripts

Physical Description:

38 leaves : parchment; 334 x 216 (220 x 135) mm bound to 334 x 230 mm

Personal Name:

Garcia y la Puente, Johan.; Mary,; James,; Schoenberg, Lawrence J., former owner.

Corporate Name:

Spain. Sovereign (1516-1556 : Charles I); Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?

Notes:

Binding: Outer bifolium as wrapper (f. 1r and 38v blank), with an inscription in ink on the upper cover, Derechos escrivano mrs[?] registro xii seda s[ello?] y plomo (referring to a lead seal, not present).; Origin: Written in Granada, signed 16 June 1553 (f. 38r).; Ms. codex.; Collation: Parchment, 38; 1³⁸; [1], 2-19, [20-38]; contemporary foliation in ink, modern foliation in pencil, lower left verso.; Layout: Written in 35 long lines; ruled in drypoint; double vertical and upper horizontal bounding lines in ink.; Script: Written in a rounded Gothic script.; Decoration: Painted miniature of the Annunciation, coat of arms, and full border (f. 1v); painted miniature in lower margin of Saint James vanquishing the Moors and full border with 3 cameos, 2 of which are of Saint Michael and Saint George (f. 2r); decoration of first opening (f. 1v-2r) is probably later than the manuscript, perhaps the first half of the 17th century. 17 illuminated initials, 5-line to 7-line, in shaded blue on yellow and red grounds with red and white tracery; calligraphic flourishes in upper margins; paragraph marks in left margins. Some illuminations worn or flaking.; Title supplied by cataloger.; Spanish.

Physical Location:

Oversize LJS 19

Collection:

Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection (University of Pennsylvania)