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Carta executoria de hidalguía de Melchior de Sant Miguel
1574
Binding: gold tooled leather over boards. Red silk guard sheets between ff 1-2.
Illumination: f 1v: Large initial D depicting Philip II and the royal family praying to the Virgin and Child in a landscape. Gilt borders with flowers, fruit, and insects. Large cartouche with coat of arms in lower third of page. f 2r: Large initial A with coat of arms. Red, blue, and gilt borders with vegetal decoration and a motto, “VERITAS VINCIT” in lower cartouche.
Family tree on paper laid into the back of the book.
Measurements: 33 cm x 23.2 cm
Valladolid (Spain)
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