Fictional Shields and Real Harm – The Getty Murúa I

Figure 1: UNKNOWN ARTISTS, Mayta Capac, ca. 1616, coloured illustration, in: Martin DE MURÚA, Historia general del Piru (Ms. Ludwig XIII 16), fol. 28v, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. During the summer of last year, Torsten Hiltmann had the opportunity to undertake a research stay at the Getty Library. As part of this visit, he was also able to learn more about a particular manuscript—the Getty Murúa—and to examine the original at the Getty Museum, which is the focus of the following ...