Montserrat, Biblioteca de la Abadía de Montserrat, MS 53
Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Clm 23638
Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum, MS 3

Munich-Montserrat Hours Facsimile Edition

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The Munich-Montserrat Hours is a small book of hours today divided between Europe and United States.

The Biblioteca de la Abadía of Montserrat (Ms. 53), preserves great part of the manuscript; the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek in Munich (Ms. Lat. 23638) has the leaves containing the calendar and some miniatures; and the miniatures of the Mass of Saint Gregory and the Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian are kept at the Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles (Ms. 3, 84.ML.83).

On the base of its pictorial style the manuscript is dated to the 1530s.

Simon Bening’s Storms and Floods

The renowned artist Simon Bening painted the fine miniatures that embellish this devotional book. The illuminations have a distinctive pictorial subject that focuses on landscapes. The illuminations throughout the book show Bening’s remarkable inventiveness as a painter of natural settings.

Stormy days with dramatic sweep of sea appear in the miniatures of the calendar, a section of the manuscript in which Bening explored the details of diverse atmospheric conditions.

The artist investigated new developments of the traditional representation of the months, showing an artistic originality that is visible in the iconography as well, for example in the representation of the flood or the Old Testament scenes in the cycle of the Virgin.

Binding description

MS 53: Gold-tooled red morocco, "Devocionar latino" on spine

MS Lat. 23638: Purple velvet with silver corner bosses and central medallions. Clasps.

We have 3 facsimiles of the manuscript "Munich-Montserrat Hours":

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#1 Horas de Monaco-Montserrat (Triptico de Montserrat)

Salamanca: CM Editores, 2014

Horas de Monaco-Montserrat (Triptico de Montserrat), Montserrat, Biblioteca de la Abadía de Montserrat, Ms. 53
Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Ms. Lat. 23638
Los Angeles, The Getty Museum, Ms. 3 (84.ML.83), Horas de Monaco-Montserrat (Triptico de Montserrat) facsimile by CM Editores.
Horas de Monaco-Montserrat (Triptico de Montserrat) facsimile by CM Editores.
  • Commentary (Spanish)
  • Full-size color reproduction of one or more portions of the original document, Munich-Montserrat Hours: 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.

This facsimile is part of the set of three facsimiles known as "Triptico de Montserrat" (Montserrat Triptych).

The facsimile edition reenacts the manuscript in almost its original form. The surviving pages from Munich, Montserrat and Los Angeles are included in this edition.

Binding

Blue velvet decorated with gilded plates.

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#2 Triptico de Montserrat (Library Edition)

Salamanca: CM Editores, 2014

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Triptico de Montserrat (Library Edition), Montserrat, Biblioteca de la Abadía de Montserrat, Ms. 53
Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Ms. Lat. 23638
Los Angeles, The Getty Museum, Ms. 3 (84.ML.83), Triptico de Montserrat (Library Edition) facsimile edition by CM Editores.
Triptico de Montserrat (Library Edition) facsimile edition by CM Editores.

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Triptico de Montserrat (Library Edition), Montserrat, Biblioteca de la Abadía de Montserrat, Ms. 53
Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Ms. Lat. 23638
Los Angeles, The Getty Museum, Ms. 3 (84.ML.83), Triptico de Montserrat (Library Edition) facsimile edition by CM Editores.
Triptico de Montserrat (Library Edition) facsimile edition by CM Editores.
  • Commentary (Spanish) by Villaseñor, Fernando S.
  • Full-size color reproduction of one or more portions of the original document, Munich-Montserrat Hours: 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.

This facsimile is part of the set of three facsimiles known as "Triptico de Montserrat" (Montserrat Triptych).

The full set, in library edition, contains:

Binding

Blue velvet decorated with gilded plates.

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#3 Triptico de Montserrat (Deluxe Edition)

Salamanca: CM Editores, 2014

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Triptico de Montserrat (Deluxe Edition), Montserrat, Biblioteca de la Abadía de Montserrat, Ms. 53
Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Ms. Lat. 23638
Los Angeles, The Getty Museum, Ms. 3 (84.ML.83), Triptico de Montserrat (Deluxe Edition) facsimile edition by CM Editores.
Triptico de Montserrat (Deluxe Edition) facsimile edition by CM Editores.

+ 2

Triptico de Montserrat (Deluxe Edition), Montserrat, Biblioteca de la Abadía de Montserrat, Ms. 53
Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Ms. Lat. 23638
Los Angeles, The Getty Museum, Ms. 3 (84.ML.83), Triptico de Montserrat (Deluxe Edition) facsimile edition by CM Editores.
Triptico de Montserrat (Deluxe Edition) facsimile edition by CM Editores.

+ 2

Triptico de Montserrat (Deluxe Edition), Montserrat, Biblioteca de la Abadía de Montserrat, Ms. 53
Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Ms. Lat. 23638
Los Angeles, The Getty Museum, Ms. 3 (84.ML.83), Triptico de Montserrat (Deluxe Edition) facsimile edition by CM Editores.
Triptico de Montserrat (Deluxe Edition) facsimile edition by CM Editores.
  • Commentary (Spanish) by Villaseñor, Fernando S.
  • Full-size color reproduction of one or more portions of the original document, Munich-Montserrat Hours: 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.

This facsimile is part of the set of three facsimiles known as "Triptico de Montserrat" (Montserrat Triptych).

The full set, in an elegant wooden box, contains:

Binding

Blue velvet decorated with gilded plates.

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