Funeral pompa y solemnidad en las exequias a la muerte de la catholica y serenissima reyna madre d. Mariana de Austria nuestra señora : que celebro en la iglesia metropolitana de Lima el exc.mo señor d. Melchor Portocarrero Lasso de la Vega, conde de la Monclova ... virrey governador, y capitan general de estos reynos y provincias del Perù tierra-firme, y Chile, &c
A 1697 Spanish funeral description printed in Lima by Joseph de Contreras, recording the exequies for Queen Mariana of Austria held at Lima's metropolitan church for viceroy Melchor Portocarrero Lasso de la Vega. The four pictures are small woodcut historiated initials, a letter A, E, O and M framed in heavy scrolling leafwork, with blackened ink and rough impression, useful for designers seeking decorative capital letters with baroque foliage and strapwork.













