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The Munich-Montserrat Book of Hours is a 1535 illuminated manuscript book of hours. It measured 10 by 14 cm in its original form. It was produced by Simon Bening and his workshop, possibly for Alonso de Idiaquez (died 1547), royal secretary to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. Its miniatures are stylistically similar to other books of hours by Bening and his workshop, such as the Da Costa Book of Hours, the Hennessy Book of Hours and the Hours of Isabella of Portugal, all produced for Spanish nobles.202 of its sheets are now in Montserrat Abbey, forming most of the text except for those on the reverse of dispersed full-page miniatures. Those sheets include 20 small miniatures as high as 6 or 7 lines of text, 5 historiated initials at a height of 5 lines, 8 historiated page borders, and several letters and borders with floral ornament. A total of 35 leaves are now in the Bavarian State Library in Munich, the J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles) and a private collection. The leaves in Munich include 12 full page miniatures illustrating the months of the year, each with a historiated border, as well as two other full-page miniatures. Five other full-page miniatures are held individually by private owners.
Alonso de Idiaquez illuminated manuscript Munich-Montserrat book of hours Da Costa Book of Hours Montserrat Abbey Los Angeles Hennessy Book of Hours Simon Bening Bavarian State Library J. Paul Getty Museum historiated initial Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor