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From: Cartas Ejecutorias de Hidalguía (executory certificates of nobility): a survey in materials analysis, legal, and aesthetic contexts—two case studies

Fig. 2

Davila family’s carta ejecutoria de hidalguía, granted in 1608. a Closed manuscript, leather bound, with blind-tooled decorations. b Open pages showing an historiated letter. c Detail of historiated letter depicting the reigning monarch to symbolize He oversaw this judicial proceeding. The text reads in Spanish (spaces added to increase readability): Don Carlos por la divina clemencia emperador semper augusto rey e ave María DOÑA Juana su madre e mismo Don Carlos por la gracia de DIOS Reyes de Castilla […] Approximate translation: Don Carlos through the divine clemency emperor always magnificent and hail Mary DOÑA Juana his mother and Don Carlos himself, by the power of GOD monarchs of Castille […]. d Family’s coat of arms. Photo credits: J. Schneck, JAG, VMO

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