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Patent of Nobility Granted by Philip III to Don Luys Nuñez Perez
(Manuscripts and Rare Books)
This lavishly bound and decorated manuscript was given by King Philip III of Spain to a nobleman named Don Luys Nunez Perez, and is dated to July 10, 1608. It is housed in its original box, which was made in the shape of a book and closely resembles the manuscript itself. The manuscript is also accompanied by the official lead seal of the king. Due to its fragile condition, it was only possible to image parts of the manuscript.
Provenance
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Don Luys Nuñez Perez, Grenada, Spain, July 10, 1608, by gift from King Philip III of Spain; Gruel and Engelmann collection, Paris; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
[1] inscribed no. 906
Geographies
Granada
(Place of Origin)
Spain (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Closed H: 13 × W: 9 7/16 × D: 1 11/16 in. (33 × 24 × 4.3 cm); Folio H: 12 3/8 × W: 8 3/4 in. (31.5 × 22.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.504
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