Castillejo - Libro Manuscrito - 1582

MANUSCRIPT BOOK
4 documents in favor of the Castillejo family, in Fuenteobejuna (Córdoba), from 1582 to 1652, dealing with notarial and census topics.

[1]h.; 12h. (1599); [1]h.; 3h. (1582); 4h. (1603); 3h (1652)

24h (48 pages); Fol (31x21 cm)

Typeface
1st hand: chancery/courtly
2nd hand: Spanish humanistic cursive (early modern)
3rd hand: chained procedural
4th hand: Spanish humanistic cursive (early modern)

Paper.- Leaves sewn.- Excess mordant on the last leaves of the first document due to ferrogallic ink.- Small moisture marks on some pages, not affecting the text

The Páez de Castillejo family was one of the most influential lineages of Córdoba nobility since the 14th century, notable for its rapid social ascent and political power. Its greatest legacy is the Palacio de los Páez de Castillejo, a jewel of the Spanish Renaissance whose façade was designed by Hernán Ruiz II. This building, located on the remains of the old Roman theatre, is today the seat of the Archaeological and Ethnological Museum of Córdoba.