Foundation document of the Hospital for the Blind, Church of Santa Lorena

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Title: Foundation document of the Hospital for the Blind, Church of Santa Lorena
Published / Created: 1479 March 15.
Publication Place: Spain (Burgos)
Abstract: Manuscript on parchment of documents relating to the foundation of a Hospital for the Blind, by the Church of Saint Lorena in Burgos, 15 March 1479. Mostly dealing with the donation or sale of houses for the Hospital
Description: In Spanish.
Script: Written by a single scribe in a highly abbreviated Spanish Gothic cursive script with many later notes and additions.
Decoration: A miniature on f. 2r depicts the hospital, its patron Saint Lorena, and a blind man, with the legend "hospital de los ciegos". Illuminated initials with marginal extensions ff. 2v and 7v. Illuminated arms on f. 8r within roundel with the letters "c b".
Provenance: Purchased from Laurence Witten, 1981.
Extent: ff. 8 : 250 x 175 mm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Spanish

Genre: Early works to 1800
Deeds Spain 15th century
Manuscripts, Medieval Spain 16th century
Manuscripts, Renaissance Spain 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Material: parchment ;
Resource Type: unspecified
Subject (Geographic): Spain
Connecticut
New Haven.
Subject (Topic): Blind
Hospitals
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscripts, Medieval
History
Subjects: Blind > Spain > Early works to 1800
Blind > Hospitals > Spain > Early works to 1800
Hospitals > Spain > Early works to 1800
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Spain > History > 711-1516
Spain > 15th century
Spain > 16th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library

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Citation: Foundation Document of the Hospital for the Blind, Church of Santa Lorena. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.