Caracciolo, Francesco Marino

single sheet (680 x 870mm.), written in brown and gold ink, within a large decorative and historiated border framed by a large black and gold double-headed imperial eagle, with foliate and floral decoration incorporating hounds hunting hares, small roundel portraits of St Francis of Assisi, St John the Evangelist, a pope, a king, a Dominican saint with a monstrance, a cardinal, and the Virgin and Child at the head, a few small holes at edges, some gilding slightly rubbed, portrait of John the Evangelist somewhat rubbed

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
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A LARGE AND BEAUTIFULLY ILLUMINATED DOCUMENT, written on behalf of Francesco Marino Caracciolo, prince of Avellino (1631-1674), in his inherited post as Gran Cancelliere, which also gave him responsibility of the College of Laws in Naples; Francesco Marino was a posthumous child and therefore acquired the role at birth. The document states that Ludovicus Didacus de Mauro of Cava dei Tirreni has been examined and granted a doctorate in utroque iure, both canon and civil law.