Patent of nobility for Sebastian de Besga, of Uceda
Illuminated Manuscript
1592 (made)
1592 (made)
| Place of origin |
Letters patent of Philip II of Spain (Carta ejecutoria de hidalguía) issued by the Chancery of Valladolid, dated 4 July 1592, attesting to the nobility of Sebastián de Besga, 'neighbour of the town of Uceda', Guadalajara province, and his sister Doña Francisca de la Torre, son and daughter of Juan de Besga. Includes a note of its registration in the town of Uceda (Uzeda) on 3 October 1592. Initialled by the notary at the foot of each recto.
Illuminated manuscript comprising 84 leaves, with 3 full-page miniatures (ff. 1v, 2v, 3r), one smaller miniature integrated in the text (f. 82r; erased), decorated borders.
Binding: 16th century, Spain. Red velvet over wooden boards.
Seal missing.
Illuminated manuscript comprising 84 leaves, with 3 full-page miniatures (ff. 1v, 2v, 3r), one smaller miniature integrated in the text (f. 82r; erased), decorated borders.
Binding: 16th century, Spain. Red velvet over wooden boards.
Seal missing.
Object details
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| Title | Patent of nobility for Sebastian de Besga, of Uceda |
| Materials and techniques | Two gatherings sewn together with decorative coloured cord then wrapped in a parchment bifolio followed by silk bifolio which has then been attached to full velvet case binding using a different heavier weight decorative cord. Paste boards. |
| Brief description | Manuscript, Patent of nobility for Sebastian de Besga, of Uceda, Spain (Valladolid), 1592. |
| Physical description | Letters patent of Philip II of Spain (Carta ejecutoria de hidalguía) issued by the Chancery of Valladolid, dated 4 July 1592, attesting to the nobility of Sebastián de Besga, 'neighbour of the town of Uceda', Guadalajara province, and his sister Doña Francisca de la Torre, son and daughter of Juan de Besga. Includes a note of its registration in the town of Uceda (Uzeda) on 3 October 1592. Initialled by the notary at the foot of each recto. Illuminated manuscript comprising 84 leaves, with 3 full-page miniatures (ff. 1v, 2v, 3r), one smaller miniature integrated in the text (f. 82r; erased), decorated borders. Binding: 16th century, Spain. Red velvet over wooden boards. Seal missing. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Object history | 1) Written and illuminated in Valladolid in 1592 for Sebastian de Besga, with his arms. 2) Collection of Alfred Williams Hearn (1842-1903): part of the Alfred Williams Hearn Gift to the Museum, made by Mrs Ellen Hearn of Villa St Louis, Menton, in 1923, in memory of her husband. |
| Bibliographic reference | Watson, R. Western Illuminated Manuscripts.Victoria and Albert Museum. A catalogue of works in the National Art Library from the eleventh to the early twentieth century, with a complete account of the George Reid Collection. London, 2011.
Vol. 2, no. 183. |
| Other number | Drawer 104 - NAL Pressmark |
| Collection | |
| Library number | MSL/1923/165 |
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| Record created | April 12, 2019 |
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