TY - JOUR AU - Jiménez, Jorge AU - Naya, Carolina PY - 2022/09/19 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - A precious amulet from the courtly sphere: the little jewel-book known as the "Creed of Charles V" from the National Museum of Decorative Arts JF - Specula Revista de Humanidades y Espiritualidad JA - Specula VL - IS - 4 SE - Research Articles DO - 10.46583/specula_2022.4.1067 UR - https://revistas.ucv.es/specula/index.php/specula/article/view/1067 SP - 213-249 AB - <p>This is the first time that the booklet-jewel in the Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas has been studied, taking the piece as a whole into consideration. The Gospel verses and prayers allow us to delve into its thaumaturgical character and its relationship with other similar amulets, especially those containing the prayer of <em>san León.</em> It is precisely with this prayer that a series of concordances are traced that help to explain its appearance and some of its characteristics. On the other hand, the detailed study of the harness and gems has led to a revision of the chronology and styles, definitively ruling out the possibility that it belonged to the monarch. In this sense, the close relationship with the "Corona Zaporta" of the Treasury of the Virgin of the Pilar has allowed us to link its creation to the hands of the goldsmith Alonso de Rebira. </p><p> </p> ER -