[LAW] CATALAN LAWSUIT CONCERNING LIVESTOCK A manuscript document dated 1588 concerning an ongoing lawsuit involving the village of Herreros in Soria, Spain.

$ 1,500.-

CATALAN LAWSUIT CONCERNING LIVESTOCK

23. [LAW] A manuscript document dated 1588 concerning an ongoing lawsuit involving the village of Herreros in Soria, Spain. The document consists of 98 leaves, including one blank. It is written in a clear hand on laid paper, with one leaf featuring a watermark reading 'CATALYUNA.' There is some spotting and damp staining, and occasional marginal fraying that results in minor text loss. The document is partially stitched and loosely bound in the remains of a vellum wrapper, which includes an antiphonarium leaf (15^th century?). The folio measures 31 x 21 cm.

$ 1,500.-

The Mesta was a powerful association protecting livestock owners and their animals in the Crown of Castile. Cereal cultivation inevitably competed with sheep rearing, and the movement of flocks from Old Castile to Andalucía created conflicts between shepherds and farmers cultivating crops along migration routes, as well as sheep owners in areas of winter pasture.