[ISABELLA I OF CASTILE]: (1451-1504) Queen of Castile 1474-1504 and Queen consort of Aragon 1479-1504 as the wife of King Ferdinand II of Aragon. Together they ruled over a dynastically unified Spain and are known as the Catholic Monarchs. A very fine facsimile edition of the Book of Hours of Queen Isabella of Castile, Luxury Edition published by Testimonio Compania Editorial, Madrid, 1991. The beautifully produced edition is a facsimile of the Book of Hours presented to Isabella I by either her mother-in-law Juana Enriquez or by her husband as a gift on the occasion of the Queen's marriage to Ferdinand II at the Palacio de los Vivero in Valladolid on 19^th October 1469. The original manuscript, held in the Biblioteca del Palacio Real de Madrid (Spanish National Library) was masterfully created by the studio of Willem Vrelants in Bruges, an outstanding miniaturist of the Flemish school, the 730pp featuring some 3,487 miniatures (72 of which occupy complete pages) in the Gothic Renaissance style, scenically depicting biblical stories and the Acts of Saints, the borders featuring elaborate arabesques and delicate foliage, the Latin text further adorned with many fine large and smaller decorative initials with floral ornamentation on a gold background. Faithful to the original document in scope and format, the present facsimile edition is hand sewn and bound in dark blue goatskin with gold-coloured metallic decorations to the covers and spine, and all edges gilt. Numbered 415 of 980 to the limitations page at the conclusion. EX