PHILIP III OF SPAIN - CARTA EXECUTORIAIlluminated manuscript on vellum, 34 long lines, in brown ink between 35 horizontal and 2 pairs of vertical bounding lines ruled in blue ink, 37 large ornamental initials in liquid gold on coloured grounds modelled in white, numerous sections of the text introduced by several lines of ornamental display script, lesser divisions distinguished by large cadel initials, calligraphic flourishes on upper and lower margins, presumably lacking the illuminated frontispiece with the arms of the recipient, damp-staining to edges at times touching the text, several initials with smudging or offsetting of pigment, natural flaws in the vellum in the blank margins of three leaves, contemporary gold- and blind-tooled brown leather, the red silk guard for the frontispiece retained, four pairs of red and blue silk ties, braided silk cord visible in quire vi and at tail of volume (lacking seal), in a morocco and cloth case, 295 x 210 mm., Granada, 1592FootnotesA patent of nobility granted to Pedro de Angulo, with several notarial attestations at the end.
PHILIP III OF SPAIN - CARTA EXECUTORIAIlluminated manuscript on vellum, 34 long lines, in brown ink between 35 horizontal and 2 pairs of vertical bounding lines ruled in blue ink, 37 large ornamental initials in liquid gold on coloured grounds modelled in white, numerous sections of the text introduced by several lines of ornamental display script, lesser divisions distinguished by large cadel initials, calligraphic flourishes on upper and lower margins, presumably lacking the illuminated frontispiece with the arms of the recipient, damp-staining to edges at times touching the text, several initials with smudging or offsetting of pigment, natural flaws in the vellum in the blank margins of three leaves, contemporary gold- and blind-tooled brown leather, the red silk guard for the frontispiece retained, four pairs of red and blue silk ties, braided silk cord visible in quire vi and at tail of volume (lacking seal), in a morocco and cloth case, 295 x 210 mm., Granada, 1592FootnotesA patent of nobility granted to Pedro de Angulo, with several notarial attestations at the end.
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