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Valencia. Spain. Laws and Statutes
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Aureum opus regalium privilegiorum civitatis et regni Valentie
Valencia. Spain. Laws and Statutes
Illustrated by: Unidentified artist, Spanish, 16th century
Editor: Luis Alanya (Spanish, died in 1515)
Printer: Diego, de Gumiel (Spanish, active 1494–1517)
Editor: Luis Alanya (Spanish, died in 1515)
Printer: Diego, de Gumiel (Spanish, active 1494–1517)
1515
Place of Publication: Valencia, Spain
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with title woodcut, woodcut portrait, borders, and printer's marks
Dimensions
Overall: 33 x 24.7 x 6.5 cm (13 x 9 3/4 x 2 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Fund
Accession Number41.44
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Valencia: Diego, de Gumiel, 1515
Catalogue Raisonné
Palau 19670; Lyell, pp. 28-29; A. Anninger, Spanish & Portuguese 16th Century Books in the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts [Harvard College Library] (Cambridge: 1985), Bibliography no. 41.
Description(Valencia: Diego, de Gumiel, 1515) Folio; 276 leaves; eighteenth century gilt-stamped Spanish tree calf binding, red leather label.
Large armorial woodcut on title page; portrait of James I (fol. +6v); decorative borders (A1r, a1r); printer's marks (recto last leaf).
Large armorial woodcut on title page; portrait of James I (fol. +6v); decorative borders (A1r, a1r); printer's marks (recto last leaf).
ProvenanceEarly ownership inscription below portrait of James I; inscription on shield of border, fol. A1r; [possibly] Ellis, booksellers, London (cat. description with book); Philip Hofer, Cambridge. MA (1898-1984); Harvard College Library, from whom purchased by MFA, February 13, 1941.