MEXIA, Pedro

by Pedro Mexia

£13,500 · Offered by Sokol Books

A stunning copy of this work, the second edition of the English translation by Traheron of Mexia s Historia imperial y ces√°rea , enlarged by the historian Edward Grimstone, in a remarkable Royal binding for Charles I. This work was printed the same year as Charles trip to Spain for the Spanish match . The other English-Spanish translation published in this annus mirabilis was an edition of Pedro de Mexia s The Imperiall Historie, first published in 1604, with additional material written by the Sergeant at arms Edward Grimestone and dedicated to Lionel Cranfield the Lord High Treasurer. Alexander Samson The Spanish Match: Prince Charles s Journey to Madrid, 1623 . The superb binding is similar in style and structure to one in the BL shelfmark c18c4, also with a dentelle border with an all over semi of small tools around the arms of Charles I. It is the work of the highest quality using the finest materials. It was most probably made for Charles library, and not just for one of the Royal chapels. It is hardly a coincidence that this work was published the year of Charles I s trip to Spain for the Spanish Match , and the combination of this work in this binding would suggest a presentation copy to Charles, probably from Grimestone. One of the later royal historians appointed in the age of Charles V, Mexia shared with his predecessor the distinction of writing a text that was popular both in Spain and abroad. Eight Castilian editions of his Historia Imperial y Cesarea were print

• Binding: Hardcover

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