In the fourteenth century the Cancioniero of Don Pedro Affonso Ct. de
Barcellos affords an example of the calligraphy (for which Spain and
Portugal have always been famous) and illumination which is precious for
the student. It is still in existence in the Palace of Ajuda. Its date
is 1320-40. And there are MSS. in the Torre do Tombo of Lisbon that are
richly illuminated. Again, in Seville there is the "Juego de las
Tablas," executed under Alphonso the Wise in 1283, with its Gothic
arcades and ornaments. M. Joaquin de Vasconcellas has made a study of
this MS. The miniatures of the Torre do Tombo of the thirteenth and
fourteenth centuries are mostly of the French school.
About 1428 33 was executed a splendid MS. entitled "Leal Conselheiro,"
which is attributed to a famous miniaturist in his time named Vasco. It
is, however, simply a monument of penmanship, as it contains no
miniatures. The MS. has been edited by L'Abb? Roquete in 1842. The
Portuguese MSS. of the fifteenth century betray a decided Flemish
influence, as well they may, for probably the producers of them were
Flemings. Constant intercourse with the Court of Burgundy had something
to do with this.
The "Chronica do descobrimento e conquista de Guin?," now at Torre do
Tombo, is clearly a Flemish work.
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