Details

Subjects:

Mariana de Austria, Queen, consort of Philip IV, King of Spain, 1634-1696.
Philip IV, King of Spain, 1605-1665.
John, of Austria, 1629-1679.
Nithard, Juan Everardo, 1607-1681.
History.
Spain -- Politics and government -- 1516-1700.
Spain.
Politics and government.
Spain -- History -- Philip IV, 1621-1665 -- Early works to 1800.
Spain -- History -- Charles II, 1665-1700 -- Early works to 1800.

Form/Genre:

Codices.
Government records.
Histories.
Manuscripts, Spanish.
Manuscripts, European.

Language:

Spanish.

Summary:

An account of the rivalry between John of Austria, illegitimate son of the deceased King of Spain, Philip the IV, and Juan Everardo Nithard, confessor and favorite of the king's widow, Queen Mariana of Austria, which ended in Juan Everardo Nithard's expulsion from Spain. Includes copies of communications of the Royal Council of Castile to the queen regarding the matter, as well as extensive correspondence between John of Austria, the queen, and other important officials, all dating from the years 1668-1669.

Notes:

Ms. codex.
Title from caption title (p. 1).
Pagination: Paper, i + 186 + iii leaves; 1-372; contemporary pagination in ink, upper outer corners.
Layout: Written in 20-27 long lines (p. 1-36); 16-18 long lines (p. 37-372).
Script: Written in a cursive script.
Watermark: Chaplet watermark of Fransesc Farreras, who began making paper in 1747 (Valls i Subirá, p. 267), bearing the initials F F, similar to Valls i Subirá, Farreras, 337-343; unidentified watermark consisting of a cross inside an oval underneath a crown, flanked on either side by a figure, possibly a griffin, and with two circles underneath, one possibly bearing the initials G A or C A.
Binding: 19th-century boards, with remnants of one set of leather ties; pastedowns are printed 19th-century materials in Spanish; back flyleaf includes stamp dated 1842.
Origin: Written in Spain, probably in the second half of the 18th century.

Penn Provenance:

Formerly owned by Henry Charles Lea (signature, front flyleaf, 1903; bookplate, inside upper cover).

Cited in:

Described in Zacour, Norman P. and Hirsch, Rudolf. Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Libraries of the University of Pennsylvania to 1800 (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1965), p. 177 (Ms. Lea 142).

Cited as:

UPenn Ms. Codex 1325

Contributor:

Lea, Henry Charles, 1825-1909, former owner.

Contains:

Spain. Consejo Real de Castilla.

OCLC:

299170226