Manuscript/Mixed Material King Philip II grant of arms,
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- Title
- King Philip II grant of arms,
- Summary
- Illuminated grant of arms (1 p., accompanied by 19 p. of text with endorsements) conferring nobility on Alonso de Mesa and Hernando de Mesa in recognition of their service to the Crown. Signed "Yo el Rey." Illumination is multi-colored/gilt (12 1/4 in. x 8 1/2 in.) depicting Madonna and child, cornucopia, bird, butterfly, flowers, cherubs, and mounted knight in-arms with sword and herald.
- Contributor Names
- Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598.
- Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress)
- Subject Headings
- - Mesa, Alonso de,--active 1566
- - Mesa, Hernando de,--active 1566
- - Heraldry--Spain
- - Nobility--Spain--Heraldry
- Genre
- Illuminated manuscripts
- Notes
- - King of Spain.
- - In Spanish.
- - Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
- - Provenance: Gift of Jay I. Kislak Foundation.
- - NUCMC/kislak
- - NUCMC/vm01
- - Kislak accession no.: 1991.345.00.0003
- Medium
- 1 item.
- Call Number/Physical Location
- Kislak MS 1014
- Repository
- Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Division Jay I. Kislak Collection dcu (Acc. 1991.345.00.0003)
- Digital Id
- http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/kislak.74385.1
- Library of Congress Control Number
- 2007574385
- Access Advisory
- Collection open for research.
- Online Format
- image
- LCCN Permalink
- https://lccn.loc.gov/2007574385
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