Stiff-board and vellum binding (repurposed folio from an antiphonary) with leather clasps. Miniature in folio 77v (Portrait of Nicolas Rico de Tobar? With family motto: "Porque vos mandamos"). Title on the Spine: "Pleito de D. Cathalina de Lorenzana y Monroy, 1629. 37.2 x 26.6 cm

Stored in a case (On the spine: "Carta Ejecutoria de Hidalguia a favor de Cristobal de Ruys. Valladolid, 20.3.1575."). Original binding in leather with gilt decoration, with a coat of arms at the center, framed by animal motifs. Folio 1v illuminated, with decorated initial with portraits of the donors (Father, Mother and Child) with Virgin Mary and Christ Child. Coat of arms on the lower part of the page. Historiated initial with miniature of Saint James in folio 3v. Signature "Don Pio Gonzalez" on the illuminated folios. 32 x 23 cm

Carta ejecutoria de hidalguía a pedimento de Pedro Pérez de Ibarra vecino de Salamanca. Manuscript on parchment. First folio illuminated with coat of arms and the legend "Por la Gracia de Dios." Led seal with the effigy of the king still pending from a red and gold chord. Stiff-board and leather binding with gilded motifs (owl at the center, two lions, and pinecones in the four corners of a square frame).

Stored in blue case (On the spine: "Ejecutoria, Mexico, 1609." Carta ejecutoria in vellum, with limp vellum binding (red and gold chord on the spine). Folio 1v illuminated. Decorated initial (Capital D) with family portrait of the donors with Virgin Mary and Christ Child, and the coat of arms of the family in the lower half of the folio. Miniature of King Philip II on folio 27r. 31.5 x 22 cm

Binding: limp vellum with remnants of yellow and red silk ties, slightly later paper label attached.,Lead seal attached with twisted green, yellow, and red silk cord.,Illumination: f 1v: Deep gilt border with flowers, fruit, acanthus, and birds. Large initial D of "Don Carlos" [Charles V] contains a blue shield with a Habsburg double eagle in red and gold.,Measurements: 33.1 cm x 23 cm

[information written on front cover],Binding: limp vellum;,Illumination: none. Red and blue strapwork and penwork throughout.,Measurements: 31.5 cm x 22 cm

Binding: green velvet, green silk guard sheet between ff 1-2,Illumination: f 1v: full page with large gilt border with flowers and insects, miniature of Christ and God the Father crowning the Virgin Mary in heaven, with the Spanish royal family kneeling in prayer in a landscape below, "Don Felipe" [Philip II] inscribed in the border . Large coat of arms on the bottom third of the page. f 2r: Large gilt border with flowers, peacock, and other elements; large initial P with Christ emerging from the tomb; vignette in bottom border with St. James on a white horse with a sword, trampling the severed head and arm of an enemy. Borders and initials scattered throughout. F 46r: portrait initial of Philip II seated on a throne and gesturing toward the text; lower border has large vignettes of the four evangelists.,Measurements: 35.5 cm x 25.4 cm

Binding: limp vellum with remnants of a flap and remnants of a yellow, black, and white twisted cord.,Illumination: f 1v: Large initial D depicting Charles V in armor kneeling to the Virgin and Child. Red and blue decorative borders; large coat of arms in gilt border with roses, birds, and insects.,Measurements: 33.5 cm x 25.5 cm

[title written in ink in contemporary hand on front cover] Binding: limp vellum with flap and loop; lacks toggle fastener Illumination: f 1v: large border with fruits, flowers, and birds; large initial D with coat of arms surmounted by the Virgin Mary Two leaves of additional documentation on paper inserted at the end of the document.

Measurements: 32 cm x 22 cm,Full pdf available, https://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A444079/datastream/PDF/view