A very fine original manuscript Pedigree and Arms of the Truxillo Family. (215 x 135mm – 8 3/8 x 6 ½’’)
60 bound parchment leaves with ornate full page illuminated armorial and equally beautiful full page half title with the seal of King Charles III of Spain (1701-1788).
This book is elegantly scribed and elaborately illuminated with four armorial shields, ten illuminated initials painted in gold with scenic backgrounds surrounded by red and gold borders. One large foldout family tree painted in red, green and blue. Ornate gilt borders with floral motif surround the text pages.
Original red morocco binding with gilt stamping. Attested and signed by Don Julian Joseph Brochero, principal “King of Arms” of Spain, at Madrid, 1788.
