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Cronica do muy alto e poderoso principe el Rey dom Afonso o Quinto deste Nomederegido ao muy alto e poderoso principe El Rey dom Manoel . . . per cujo mandado Ruy de Pina.manuscript in portuguese on laid paper, written in cursive script in brownish-black ink. 183 leaves. 292x204 mm, contemporary limp vellum, worn and discolored, backstrip defective, book block loose in binding; contents severely dampstained with traces of mold, though affecting legibility only on the last several leaves, some chapter initials oxidized with resulting holes, modern typewritten catalogue description mounted inside front cover. Portugal, 16th century
Early manuscript of the chronicle of Afonso V of Portugal (1432-81), one of a series of accounts of the reigns of Portuguese Kings from the 12th to early 16th centuries written or edited by the diplomat and royal chronicler Ruy de Pina (1440-1521).
