Madrid, Biblioteca del Instituto de Valencia de Don Juan, 26-III-41

Hours of Mencía de Mendoza Facsimile Edition

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The Hours of Mencía de Mendoza is a tiny and beautifully illuminated manuscript created in Bruges between 1538 and 1541, attributed to the workshop of the famous Flemish illuminator Simon Bening. A personal prayer book for Mencía de Mendoza, the manuscript features extensive illumination that showcases intricate and colorful floral designs, full borders with grotesque figures, fantastic creatures, and gold embellishments, highlighting the exceptional skill of its creators. The coat of arms of Mencía's first husband, Henry III, Count of Nassau-Breda, is depicted in the manuscript (fol. 35r).

We have 1 facsimile edition of the manuscript "Hours of Mencía de Mendoza": Libro de Horas de Doña Mencía de Mendoza facsimile edition, published by Testimonio Compañía Editorial, 2002

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Manuscript book description compiled by Daniela Rovida.
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Libro de Horas de Doña Mencía de Mendoza

Madrid: Testimonio Compañía Editorial, 2002

  • Commentary (Spanish) by Hidalgo Ogáyar, Juana
  • Full-size color reproduction of the entire original document, Hours of Mencía de Mendoza: the facsimile attempts to replicate the look-and-feel and physical features of the original document; pages are trimmed according to the original format; the binding might not be consistent with the current document binding.

The facsimile is stored in a small wooden box covered with red velvet and with clasps in coated silver locked with a key.

Binding

Leather, decorated in the middle with a heart with rays arising from it.

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