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//-->The Hours ofJoannaI of Castile«First, unique and unrepeatable edition strictly limited to 987 copies»Travesera de Gracia, 17-2108021 Barcelona - SpainTel. UK +44 (0)20 7193 4986Tel. USA +1 305 831 4986Tel. Spain +34 93 240 20 91www.moleiro.comThe Hours of Joanna I of CastileJoanna the MadThe British Library•London«First, unique and unrepeatable edition strictly limited to 987 copies»• Shelf mark: Add. Ms. 35313.• Date: c. 1500.• Size: ± 237 x 163 mm.• 482 illustrated pages with 75 full-pageilluminations.• Bound in brown leather embossedwith gold.• Leather case.• Commentary volume (432 p.) byCarlos Miranda GarcÃa-Tejedor(Doctor in History).The illuminations in this exceptional Bookof Hours are the work of Gerard Horenbout,the leading Flemish illuminator of the 16thcentury, and Alexander Bening and his atel-ier, who painted most of the miniatures ofthe Suffrages of the Saints.The miniatures are characterised by theirthree-dimensional realism and great sophis-tication, particularly those illustrating thePassion cycle. The faces charged with emo-tion, along with the liveliness and realism ofthe illuminated scenes make this codex oneof the most impressive works by the Flemishartist. The lavishness of the manuscript sug-gests that it was commissioned by a a mem-ber of the Spanish royalty: maybe Joanna theMad, Queen of Castile.moleiro.com/online • moleiro.comf. 158v, The legend of the encounter between the three living and the three deadf. 4r,Calendar, Junef. 21r,The kiss of Judasf. 50r,Prayer to the Virgin: «O intemerata»f. 34r,Tower of Babelf. 134v,The Final Judgmentf. 223v,saint George
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