Limp vellum cover with flap and tie. Still has the green, gold and red cord for the lead seal. 30 x 22.5 cm

"Manuscript on paper, Folio, [82] ff. (2 blank). "Traslado de una ejecuttoría Ganada en la Real Chançillería de Granada a Pedimento de Andres Blazquez sobre el Prebilejío de hidalguia." Andrés Blasquez wishes to have his claim to nobility (i.e., his hidalguía) confirmed and here presents his substantiating case to the authorities in the audiencia of Granada. One long document at the end of the volume dates from 1568 and is a copy of a confirmation of the nobility of his ancestor, Alonso Ruíz of Yeste; the first half of the volume is composed of documents immediately generated by Blasquez's court appearance. The progress of the inquiry into Blasquez's claim is predictable and routine, and as these are retained copies, for legal purposes, they bear no striking calligraphy nor any of the illustrations or illuminations found in formal cartas de hidalguía. Yet this is an interesting manuscript volume, for while its documents are from two distinct paleographic periods, the formulae of the court documents remain strikingly similar throughout. Contemporary limp vellum with remnants of ties. Some tattering of foremargins and some foxing, but on the whole a sound and solid volume.",Measurements: 32.5 cm x 23.5 cm,Full pdf available, https://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A443620/datastream/PDF/view

Binding: tooled leather over boards with remnants of green silk ties. Green silk guard sheets for illuminations,Illumination: f 2r: Border and top third. Initial D with rose and goldfinch. "Don Phillipe" [Philip III] in gilt. F 3v: border and coat of arms.nSigned "Yo, el Rey" [I, the King] with wax seal affixed,Measurements: 30.5 cm x 21.8 cm

Binding: limp vellum.,Illumination: f 2v: full page of Philip II kneeling in prayer to Christ crucified. First bifolium is detached.,Measurements: 32.1 cm x 22.5 cm

Binding: limp vellum with remnants of twisted green, yellow, and red silk cord.,Illumination: f 1v: portrait miniature of Charles V in armor, kneeling before the Virgin and Child; coat of arms. F 2: miniature of a saint.,Measurements: 31 cm x 22.3 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

Binding: limp vellum, in green velvet portfolio with green silk ties and white, red, and pink twisted cord. Illumination: f 2r: Half border and large initial.

Binding: limp vellum, mended, with remnants of green, yellow, and red silk cord. Tucked into a 19th- or early 20th-century portfolio.,Illumination: large [amateur?] borders on ff. 1v-6r. Heavily water damaged. Miniature of Virgin and Child and coat of arms on last folio. Silver or lead pigment has corroded.,Measurements: nCover: 33.7 x 24.6 cmnBook: 32.6 x 22.8cm

Binding: limp vellum with flap and two toggle closures.,Illumination: f 1v: one full page with Annunciation, stylized "Don Phelipe" [Philip II] and coat of arms.,Measurements: 34 x 23 cm;,Transcription provided by Kelli Hansen.

[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: in navy case. On paper – fragile.,Measurements: 31 cm x 21.8 cm,Inserts included at end of digital volume.

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

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

There are two illuminated pictures with text near the beginning of the book, and several pages have illuminated letters within the text. A piece of green fabric is placed between the illuminated pictures to protect the illustrations.,Measurements: 33 cm x 23.5 cm

Binding: limp vellum with remnants of green and red silk cords,Illumination: f 1v: large border in red with emblems and decorative elements in shell gold and silver (tarnished). Large initial D with a miniature of Philip II, kneeling on a pillow in a landscape before the Virgin and Child; Saint James, the patron saint of Spain, stands behind him.,Additional documentation written on verso of last leaf.,Measurements: 31.6 cm x 23.2 cm

Measurements: 36.75 cm x 26.25 cm,The inside back cover has a fold. The inside of the fold was not captured to avoid damaging the manuscript.,Full pdf available, https://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A444060/datastream/PDF/view

"Binding: Contemporary calf elaborately tooled in gilt using four distinct rolls, a double fillet, andat least ten stamps. Red silk pastedowns.nnAdditional internal documentations: On the recto of the leaf with the miniature of the family praying is a note showing that the notary who prepared the manuscript and was responsible for the miniatures and illumination was Francisco Perez Grandiola and that the fee was 1800 maravides. There was an additional charge of 12 pesos for silk and 80 pesos for the lead seal no longer present. (There is no information given as to who did the binding or its cost.)nnBinding as above, worn over all, especially at board edges and spine at the raised bands; still, lovely, with evidence of silk ties at top, bottom, and fore-edges. Paint of initials and the miniature of the king in spots a little rubbed/faded; that of the full-page presentations bright and in notably excellent condition. The lead seal is not present but its silk cord remains; the vellum of the text leaves is clean.nnA visually appealing document and production evocative of its era, and one incorporating more evidence than is common as to its making. (40409)"nn"Juan Alvarado, citizen of La Fuente, Spain, initiated a suit in December, 1583, to be recognized as an hidalgo. The process was lengthy but economically rewarding despite the litigation and other costs; he died before being granted the status but the case was continue by his son Rodrigo, who was granted the status in 1598. This is a contemporary and certified copy of the final carta ejecutoria de hidalguia, signed by the king of arms and two other royal officials. At the end the city officials of La Fuente also acknowledge the new Alvarado status.nnThe volume begins with a full-page miniature of the Alvarado family kneeling in a field praying, with rosaries, to the Virgin and Child above them in a gilt mandorla. The miniature is surrounded on three sides by a wide composite border, the two sides featuring feature flowers, fruits and berries, an urn, a bare-chested woman, and doves; the third element at the base of the page bears the name of the king gilt on deep blue within a baroque frame. The colors used for this page are black, gold, blue, red, green, white, rose, and brown. Opposite the miniature is another illuminated leaf with the family coat of arms below a large miniature of a battle scene in which an ancestor on horseback is slaying Saracens. The miniature and coat of arms are presented with borders on the left and right accomplished in gilt, rose, purple, white, brown, and green of flowers, birds, snails, butterflies, and ladybugs; their own colors are similarly bright and many.nnThis double-page painted "spread," on vellum, is frankly spectacular.nnThe text is accomplished in a good semi-gothic hand, in black ink, with twelve large, 12-line illuminated initials on fields of red within a green frame; one four-line illuminated initial on a field of blue; and one15-line tall miniature of King Felipe II accomplished in silver, black, white, and gold on a red field with a green frame. The three leaves with miniatures retain their red silk guards.",Measurements: 32 cm x 21.75 cm,Full pdf available, https://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A443221/datastream/PDF/view