Montserrat, Spain, Monasterio de S Maria, MS 766
(Choirbook for Charles V?)
Provenance:
1) Probably prepared for Charles V in Spain. 2) Philip II of Spain, Charles' son (inventory of 1602, no. 60 (Van der Straeten VIII, 357, 380). 3) Real Convento de la Señoras de la Encarnaçión, 1620, Madrid. 4) Benedictine Monastery, 1920s, Montserrat.
Bindings:
1517-34,
Mechelen, Belgium
brown
leather over
wood
Decoration: blind-tooled lozenge design, brass buckles and corners
gilt edges
Endpapers: front and back: pastedown only