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Title

Patent of Nobility

Generic classification
Manuscripts and illuminations
Object
Manuscript
Date
ca. 1535
Century
Second quarter of the 16th c.
Cultural context / style
Renaissance
Material
Parchment
Technique
Illumination
Iconography / Theme
Joyas, Motivos animales, Motivos vegetales
Provenance
Peñafiel (Peñafiel, Valladolid, Spain)
Current location
The Fitzwilliam Museum (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Inventory Number in Current Collection
MS 5-1955
Object history

Title granted in 1535 by Joanna I of Castile and Charles V to Rodrigo Tellez de Peñafiel (Valladolid). A 19th-century note found inside the manuscript reads: "In the custody of the Most Excellent Lord Don Juan Catalina García." Therefore, it must have been in the hands of the archivist and antiquarian from Cuenca for some time. It was later purchased by T. S. Blakeney, who had a great passion for collecting ancient manuscripts. He was a close friend of the Viscount Fitzwilliam of Merrion, and between 1955 and 1956, he donated eight manuscripts to the museum, including this one (Giles, 1966).

Description

It consists of eight folios and six paper flyleaves. Its ornamentation includes vegetal motifs, animals, goldsmith work, and the coat of arms of Rodrigo Téllez. It was bound in the 20th century.

Locations
* The relative location of dealers, antique shops, art galleries, and collectors leads us to the places where they were based or had one of their main headquarters. However, this does not always indicate that every artwork that passed through their hands was physically located there. In the case of antique dealers and art merchants, their business often extended across multiple territories; sometimes they would purchase items at their origin and send them directly to clients. Similarly, some collectors owned multiple residences, sometimes in different countries, where they housed their collections. It is often difficult to determine exactly where a specific piece was kept during its time in their possession. Consequently, the main location of the dealer or collector is indicated. These factors should be considered when interpreting the map. Refer to the object's history in each case.
Bibliography
  • GILES, Phyllis (1966): "A handlist of the additional manuscripts in the Fitzwilliam Museum: Part V", vol. 4, nº 3, Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society, pp. 173-178.
Citation:

Isabel Escalera Fernández, "Patent of Nobility" in Nostra et Mundi. Cultural Heritage from Castile and Leon around the world, Fundación Castilla y León, 2025. https://inventario.nostraetmundi.com/en/work/77

The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.

The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.

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