Juan II, de Ribagorza, 1457-1528 (addressee); Süleyman I, Sultan of the Turks, 1494 or 1495-1566 (addressee); Pius V, Pope, 1504-1572 (addressee); Philip III, King of Spain, 1578-1621 (addressee)
Name:
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-1558; Ferdinand V, King of Spain, 1452-1516; Philip IV, King of France, 1268-1314; Boniface VIII, Pope, -1303; Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598; Francis I, King of France, 1494-1547; Zapata Cisneros, Antonio, Cardinal, 1551?-1635; Carranza, Bartolomé, 1503-1576; Spain. Consejo Real de Castilla
Timespan:
Early works to 1800; Ferdinand and Isabella, 1479-1516; Charles I, 1516-1556; Philip II, 1556-1598; Philip III, 1598-1621
Date:
1600
Description:
Collection of different works primarily from 16th- through 18th-century Spain. The majority of the contents consist of royal correspondence including letters from Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, to his son Philip II; correspondence, possibly from Ferdinand V, referred to as Ferdinand the Catholic, concerning Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, referred to as El Gran Capitán; a letter from Ferdinand the Catholic, King of Aragon, to his cousin Juan II, count of Ribagorza and viceroy of Naples (including comments by Luperico Leonardo de Argensola, historiographer of Aragon); correspondence between Philip IV, King of France and Pope Boniface VIII; a pledge of military alliance from King Frances I of France to Süleyman I, Sultan of the Turks; a letter from Philip II, King of Spain, to Pope Pius V, conerning the imprisonment of his son Prince Carlos of Asturias; a letter from Bartolomé Carranza, Archbishop of Toledo, to King Philip II; a letter from Cardinal Antonio Zapata Cisneros, bishop of Cadiz, to King Philip III; and a communication of the Royal Council of Castile given to King Philip III. Other works include an account of events in the life of Ferdinand the Catholic; an excerpt from a maritime encyclopedia; and an article of the Royal Decree of 1740. Printed materials (f. 111r-236v) follow the manuscripts and include a pamphlet on the valuation of silver; a list of individuals receiving a public pardon in 1592; and a printed three-part eulogy of Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain and Portugal, who died in 1611.
Language:
Spanish; Castilian
Provenance:
Formerly owned by Henry Charles Lea (bookplate, inside upper cover).; Lea, Henry Charles, 1825-1909, former owner.
236 leaves : paper; 199-213 x 143-157 mm bound to 208 x 160 mm
Geographic Subject:
Spain -- History -- Ferdinand and Isabella, 1479-1516; Spain; Spain -- History -- Charles I, 1516-1556; Spain -- History -- Philip II, 1556-1598; Spain -- History -- Philip III, 1598-1621; Spain -- Politics and government -- Early works to 1800; Spain -- Toledo
Rights:
https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Notes:
Ms. codex.; Title supplied by cataloger.; Table of contents: 1. f.1r-26r: Primera carta del Emperador Carlos Quinto a su hijo Phelipe Segundo / Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.; Table of contents: 2. f.27r-30r: [Correspondence concerning Gonzalo Fernádez de Córdoba, El Gran Capitán]; Table of contents: 3. f.31r-40v: Copia de la instruccion que el Emperador Carlos V embió desde el Monasterio de Yuste en 9 de julio de 1557 al señor rey don Phelipe II su hijo sobre el particular tratamiento de los Grandes de Castilla / Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.; Table of contents: 4. f.42r-56r: Copia de carta que el rey d[o]n Fern[an]do el Catholico escribió al conde de Rivagorza, virrey de Napoles sobre la conservacion dela jurisdicion real, que intentó turbar el Papa / Ferdinand V, King of Spain.; Table of contents: 5. f.56v-57r: Epistolae notabilissimae / Pope Boniface VIII, Philip IV, King of France.; Table of contents: 6. f.57r-58r: Liga perpetua / Francis I, King of France.; Table of contents: 7. f.59r-64v: Carta que escrivio el rey Felipe Segundo [al] Papa Pio Quinto sobre la prision del principe don Carlos en Madrid / Philip II, King of Spain.; Table of contents: 8. f.67r-70v: Copia de una carta de don fray Bartolome de Carrança, Arçobispo de Toledo, que escrivio asu Maj[esta]d del rey don Felipe [Segund]o / Bartolomé Carranza.; Table of contents: 9. f.71r-74v: El Cardenal Zapata al rey d[o]n Felipe [III] en los expolios de los obispos / Antonio Zapata Cisneros.; Table of contents: 10. f.75r-76v: [Events in the life of Ferdinand V]; Table of contents: 11. f.77r-97v: Discurso y respuesta del Consejo R[ea]l al Rey Phelipe Tercero sovre el remedio dela despoblacion de España.; Table of contents: 12. f.99r-106v: Enciclopedia maritima o diccionario y prontuario universal de marina / Juan Antonio Enríquez Lozano.; Table of contents: 13. f.107r: Articulo de la R[ea]l Cedula de 14 de enero de 1740 expedida al Infante Almirante Gen[era]l.; Table of contents: 14. f.111r-236v: [Printed materials: Sobre el valor de la plata; perdón publicado; relación de las honras a la Reina Margarita de Austria]; Foliation: Paper, ii + 236 + i; [1-236] (f.111-236 printed); modern foliation in pencil, upper right recto.; Script: Written in a cursive script, by multiple hands.; Watermark: Crown watermark similar to the crown in Valls i Subirá, Flower, 1566; watermark similar to Briquet, Fleur, 6490, but with stem, and the name PITTALUGA inverted underneath; variations of the mounted bullfighter watermark appearing with the following names or initials: E G; RUSCA; GIO BATTA; GIO BATISTA; FABIANI GBF; S B P; circle watermark with bottom circle possibly containing a heart, and top circle containing a crescent, with a cross on top; tower watermark similar to Valls i Subirá, Guarro, 515.; Binding: Contemporary vellum, with two sets of leather ties.; Origin: Multiple documents, probably written in Spain in the 17th and 18th centuries.; Spanish, with two items in Latin (f. 56v-58r).
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 1357
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