1605
[Valentin de Villagran, Medina del Campo, King Phillip III, 1605], 41-leaf manuscript, [carta executoria de hidealguia,] issued to Valentin de Villagran of [Medina del Camp], granted by King Phillip III, Spain, dated 1605, 41 vellum leaves, one full page colored and gilt image on verso of leaf showing Valentin and his wife and children worshipping before the image of the black Madonna del Guadalupe with coat-of-arms below, small portrait of King Phillip verso leaf 37, six other colored and gilt paragraph dividers, signature verso leaf 38, manuscript notes and extensions to the foot of 38 verso, leaf 39 recto, and 40 verso, schematic family tree added verso leaf 41, gouache with gilt highlights, 11-3/8 x 7-1/2 in., spotting, soiling, warping to vellum, insect damage, contemporary calf bindings with covers elaborately tooled in gilt and blind, extensively worn and broken stitching, losses, marked with crayon on back leaves. Provenance: Private Collection
Condition
spotting, soiling, warping to vellum, insect damage, contemporary calf bindings with covers elaborately tooled in gilt and blind, extensively worn and broken stitching, losses, marked with crayon on back leaves