Title from colophon. Round Gothic script ("rotunda") in black; 34 lines per p.; text and marginal lines ruled in red; opening lines of text highlighted with gold and green foliate border on two sides, and illuminated with large gold capitals on red and blue backgrounds, with white penwork; additional large and small gold initials throughout text on purple, orange, green, and pink backgrounds, with white penwork... Illustrated with four colored portraits, including the Virgin and Child, and the Bocanegra coat of arms; each portrait in a gold cartouche on a purple background; gold borders decorated with cherubs, fruit, foliage, pieces of armor, torches, and grotesque heads; illuminated caption across the 2 facing pages reads "Don Phelipe por la gracia de Dios." Bookplate of Henry Probasco, dated Dec. 1, 1890. Forms part of the Henry Probasco Collection at the Newberry Library.
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