RARE commentary volume, IN SPANISH, on the paleography and history of an illuminated codex created between 1109 and 1112 at the Cathedral of Oviedo, Spain, under the patronage of Bishop Don Pelayo. Contains transcription and translation of the texts. The codex, which collected the texts of documents from Asturian kings, was illustrated with miniatures considered to be among the finest examples of Spanish Romanesque illuminated manuscripts. Contents: Elena E. Rodriguez Diaz [Estudio Codicologico; Traduccion]; Maria Josefa Sanz Fuentes [Estudio Paleografico; Transcription; Indice de documentos segun su orden en el Liber Testamentum; Indice de documentos por orden Cronologico; Indice Antroponimico; Indice Toponimico]; Joaquín Yarza Luaces [Las Miniaturas del Libro de los Testamentos]; Emiliano Fernández Vallina [El Obispo Pelayo de Oviedo: su vida y su obra]. 2kg. 250x175mm. 824 pages. Hardcover with illustrated dust-jacket. Gilt front cover and spine. Jacket edges slightly worn/wrinkled. Cover corners rubbed. Spine front hinge worn/slightly peeling. Spine edges bumped. Binding slightly visible between pages 16-17. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare book is in good condition.