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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. 3

Details in Nuñez D. Armesto’s carta showing stamped seals. a Intitulación page: opening statement page where Don Antonio and Don Gregorio Nuñez are mentioned as the requesters; and Don Miguel, Don Clemente, and his sons are named as witnesses. Note the word “corregida” on the bottom right, stating that this is an amended carta. b Parte dispositiva page: ruling page where a lead seal is mentioned: escrita en papel, sellada con ntro sello de plomo pendiente en un corton de seda de differentes colores translated to English as “written in paper, sealed with our lead seal hanging from a multicolored silk thread”. c Page on the amended portion where the cost (20 maravedís) and the year, 1793, were stamped next to the royal seal. d Page on the amended portion under UV (scale is upside down)—note ink damage in both visible (c) and UV illumination (d). Photo credits: JAG and VMO

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