Book of Hours (use of Liège)

Shelfmark The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 133 D 11

Origin & date Diocese Liège (Maastricht?), Franciscus Verheyden (scribe); c. 1500-1525

Physical description

Vellum, ff. 145, 139x91 (90x50) mm, 24 lines, littera hybrida. Latin and Dutch. Binding: 17thth-century black leather (1667?)

Illumination

7 full-page miniatures (95/90x55/50 mm) with border decoration; 12 miniatures (60/55x60/50 mm) with border decoration; 13 illustrations in the margin; decorated initials with border decoration (ff. 14r, 18r, 26r, 34r, 42r, etc.); all border decoration in Southern Netherlandish style (`strewn border' and `tekstbanden'; penwork initials with pen-flourishes (ff. 26v, 27v, 28r, 29r, 30v, etc.)

Provenance

W. van Buel, Maastricht (1668). Purchased in 1896 from J.I. Boas Berg of Amsterdam

Bibliography

Libri Theol. 1922, no. 249. - The Hague 1980, no. 86, fig. - Brandhorst & Broekhuijsen-Kruijer 1985, no. 333

Note

Liège calendar: feasts in red include St. Servaes (13 may), St. Lambert (17 September), St. Denis (9 October), St. Hubertus (3 November). 6 leaves with full-page miniatures missing, before f. 13 (Gospel lessons), f. 18 (Passion according to John), ff. 50, 53, 56 (Hours of the Virgin, Sext, None, Vespers), f. 72 (Penitential Psalms). Same scribe wrote Cornell University Library (Bd. Rare BX C36 H 484), dated 1528

All catalogue fields

Type	Manuscript book
NU	xx
Language of record	nl
Source project(s)	MSS; BYVANCK; KBMSS
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 D 11
Title (index form)	Book of Hours in Latin and Dutch (use of Liège)
Language of origin code	sn
Place of origin	Diocese Liège (Maastricht?)
Date of origin	1500-1525
Scribe	Franciscus Verheyden
Decoration style	Southern Netherlandish decoration (`strewn border'); Southern Netherlandish decoration (`tekstbanden')
Related names/collections	Berg Boas, J.I.; Buel, W. van
Cataloguer's note	ask 5-99. ask 6-2000
Language	Latin; Dutch
Language (Dutch)	Latijn; Nederlands
Classification code	01 A 33 1
Geographic code	02 DI LI MA

20 illuminations catalogued

f. 2rminiature

January: a man dining and warming himself at a fire

Calendar

1525 (c.)

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6013
Sequence (global)	9607
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 D 11
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 D 11
Image size (mm)	55x60
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	bldpl. Beeldplaatboek: 'January: a man dining'
Scene order key	2r
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands

f. 3rminiature

February: a man chopping wood, a woman warming herself at a fire

Calendar

1525 (c.)

23K12 41B211 47H311 47I84

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6014
Sequence (global)	9608
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 D 11
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 D 11
Image size (mm)	55x60
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	bldpl
Scene order key	3r
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands

f. 4rminiature

March: a man pruning vines

Calendar

1525 (c.)

23K13 47I135 47I422

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6015
Sequence (global)	9609
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 D 11
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 D 11
Image size (mm)	55x50
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	bldpl
Scene order key	4r
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands

f. 5rminiature

April: men shearing sheep

Calendar

1525 (c.)

23K21 47I224

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6016
Sequence (global)	9610
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 D 11
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 D 11
Image size (mm)	55x55
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	bldpl
Scene order key	5r
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands

f. 6rminiature

May: a pair of lovers, walking

Calendar

1525 (c.)

23K22 33C231 43B13

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6017
Sequence (global)	9611
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 D 11
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 D 11
Image size (mm)	60x55
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	bldpl
Scene order key	6r
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands

f. 7rminiature

June: a man and woman making hay

Calendar

1525 (c.)

23K23 47I141 47I17(HAY)

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6018
Sequence (global)	9612
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 D 11
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 D 11
Image size (mm)	55x55
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	bldpl
Scene order key	7r
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands

f. 8rminiature

July: men reaping corn

Calendar

1525 (c.)

23K23 47I111 47I141

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6019
Sequence (global)	9613
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 D 11
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 D 11
Image size (mm)	55x55
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	bldpl
Scene order key	8r
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands

f. 9rminiature

August: men threshing

Calendar

1525 (c.)

23K32 47I148

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6020
Sequence (global)	9614
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 D 11
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 D 11
Image size (mm)	55x60
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	bldpl
Scene order key	9r
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands

f. 10rminiature

September: a man ploughing

Calendar

1525 (c.)

23K33 47I123

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6021
Sequence (global)	9615
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 D 11
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 D 11
Image size (mm)	55x60
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	bldpl
Scene order key	10r
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands

f. 11rminiature

October: men treading grapes

Calendar

1525 (c.)

23K41 47I4241

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6022
Sequence (global)	9616
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 D 11
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 D 11
Image size (mm)	55x55
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	bldpl
Scene order key	11r
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands

f. 12rminiature

November: two men slaughtering a bull

Calendar

1525 (c.)

23K42 47B1814 47I2111(+9641)

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6023
Sequence (global)	9617
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 D 11
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 D 11
Image size (mm)	55x55
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	bldpl
Scene order key	12r
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands

f. 13rminiature

December: a man and a woman slaughtering a pig

Calendar

1525 (c.)

23K43 47B1814 47I212(+9641)

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6024
Sequence (global)	9618
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 D 11
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 D 11
Image size (mm)	55x55
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	bldpl
Scene order key	13r
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands

f. 18rmargin

Instruments of the Passion: cock on a column, dice, rope, seamless garment, sword (with Malchus' ear), torch

Passion of Christ according to St. John

1525 (c.)

73D82(COCK ON COLUMN)73D82(DICE)73D82(ROPE)73D82(SEAMLESS GARMENT)73D82(SWORD)73D82(TORCH)

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6025
Sequence (global)	9619
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 D 11
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 D 11
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	zat niet in de MIMI database; heb ik op 9 juli toegevoegd (HB)
Scene order key	18r
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 133D11_018R_MIN.JPG

f. 25vfull-page miniature

The Annunciation: Gabriel announces Christ's birth to Mary

Hours of the Virgin: Matins

1525 (c.)

11E1 49LL72 49N 73A523(+13)

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6026
Sequence (global)	9620
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 D 11
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 D 11
Image size (mm)	95x50
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	bldpl 31AA25212 toevoegen? (HB)
Scene order key	25v
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands

f. 33vfull-page miniature

The Visitation: Mary meets St. Elisabeth

Hours of the Virgin: Lauds

1525 (c.)

73A62

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6027
Sequence (global)	9621
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 D 11
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 D 11
Image size (mm)	90x55
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	bldpl
Scene order key	33v
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands

f. 41vfull-page miniature

The Nativity: the adoration of the Christ-child by Mary and St. Joseph

Hours of the Virgin: Prime

1525 (c.)

47I221 73B23 73B28 73B281(+0)

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6028
Sequence (global)	9622
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 D 11
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 D 11
Image size (mm)	85x55
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	bldpl
Scene order key	41v
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands

f. 46vfull-page miniature

The annunciation of Christ's birth to the shepherds

Hours of the Virgin: Terce

1525 (c.)

73B14

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6029
Sequence (global)	9623
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 D 11
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 D 11
Image size (mm)	90x55
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	bldpl
Scene order key	46v
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands

f. 61vfull-page miniature

The coronation of Mary by God the Father, Christ and the Holy Spirit

Hours of the Virgin: Compline

1525 (c.)

73E79(+3)

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6030
Sequence (global)	9624
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 D 11
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 D 11
Image size (mm)	95x55
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	bldpl
Scene order key	61v
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands

f. 83vfull-page miniature

Raising of Lazarus

Office of the Dead

1525 (c.)

73C523

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6031
Sequence (global)	9625
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 D 11
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 D 11
Image size (mm)	90x55
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	bldpl
Scene order key	83v
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands

f. 118vfull-page miniature

Holy Communion

Prayer to the Sacrament

1525 (c.)

11Q731126

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6032
Sequence (global)	9626
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 D 11
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 D 11
Image size (mm)	90x55
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	bldpl
Scene order key	118v
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands