(MEXICAN MANUSCRIPTS) Libro de la Nobilissima Esclavitud de

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(MEXICAN MANUSCRIPTS.) Libro de la Nobilissima Esclavitud de N'ra Señora de Guadalupe. [2], 44 manuscript leaves. Folio, 16 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches, contemporary calf gilt, moderate wear, slightly warped; moderate dampstaining, minor worming in margins, several leaves removed after conclusion of text; title page written in red and black. Mexico, 1792

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The manuscript constitution and history of an elite society dedicated to the Virgin of Guadalupe. It is attractively presented with a calligraphic half-title and title page, followed by a history of Guadalupe and a description of the monument which the society has erected. The society's by-laws begin on page 24, giving their official name as "la Nobilissima Esclavitud de Nobles y Señores Esclavos de N. S'ma Madre, y Señora la Virgen de Guadalupe." Membership is limited to 24 noble men and women, celebrations are to be held every 12 December, and roses are to be distributed to the Indians in memory of Juan Diego (leaf 28).