Carta executoria de hidalguía for Alfonso Sanchez de Sepulveda, Valladolid, 25 May 1405

CARTA EXECUTORIA DE HIDALGUÍA, FOR ALFONSO SANCHEZ DE SEPULVEDA

Valladolid, 25 May 1405

manuscript on vellum, 22 leaves, c.350x260mm, a single quire (the last two blank leaves now folded back to form a front cover and flyleaf), opening with a large ornamental initial in red and blue, about 40-55 lines per page, sewn with multi-coloured threads, seal missing

In the name of Henry III of Castile (d.1406), this carta executoria de hidalguía is very different from most of those that appear on the market, for its early date, large size, variable script, and comparatively mediocre quality parchment.