Book of Hours (Hours of the Virgin only; use of Rome)

Shelfmark The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 135 E 23

Origin & date Naples; c. 1475-1500. Inserted grisailles: Delft, Masters of the Delft Grisailles; c. 1440

Physical description

Vellum, ff. 120, 130x95 (55x454) mm, 12 lines, littera textualis. Latin (and Italian: Calendar). Binding: 20th-century brown leather, gilt

Illumination

1 historiated initial (32x32 mm) with border decoration; 1 decorated border around inserted grisaille miniature (f. 16v); decorated initials with border decoration (ff. 30v, 46v, 54r, 61r, 66v, etc.); penwork initials with pen-flourishes (ff. 20r, 21r, 22v, 25r, 27r, etc.)

Provenance

Purchased in 1928 by A. Chester Beatty at the sale of W.R. Riddell of Arcis de la Frontera in London; purchased in 1968 at the Beatty sale at Sotheby's, London (cat. December 3, no. 32)

Bibliography

The Hague 1980, no. 59, fig. (with bibliography). - Brandhorst & Broekhuijsen-Kruijer 1985, no. 480

Note

Franciscan calendar: feasts in gold include St. Anthony of Padua (13 June), St. Clara (12 August), St. Francis (4 October) and St. Remigius (1 October)

All catalogue fields

Type	Manuscript book
NU	xx
Language of record	nl
Source project(s)	MSS; BYVANCK; KBMSS
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 135 E 23
Title (index form)	Book of Hours in Latin and Italian (Hours of the Virgin only; use of Rome)
Language of origin code	nn; it
Place of origin	Delft; Naples
Date of origin	1440 (c.); 1475-1500
Illuminator / Master	Masters of the Delft Grisailles
Cataloguer's note	ASK 7-2000; coat of arms 16r toe te voegen aan bestand
Language	Italian; Latin
Language (Dutch)	Italiaans; Latijn
Classification code	01 A 33 1
Geographic code	01 NL 02 SH DE; 01 IT 02 CA NA

4 illuminations catalogued

f. 16vfull-page miniature (grisaille)

The Nativity: the adoration of the Christ-child by Mary and St. Joseph who is holding a candle

Hours of the Virgin: Matins

1440 (c.)

41B31(+1)47I221 73B23

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6757
Sequence (global)	5577
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 135 E 23
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 135 E 23
Image size (mm)	65x45
Type	manuscript illumination
Scene order key	16v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands; 3 Italy

f. 17rhistoriated initial

Madonna: Mary holding the Christ-child

Hours of the Virgin: Matins

1440 (c.)

11F721 11FF4122 49L12(D)49L171

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6758
Sequence (global)	5578
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 135 E 23
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 135 E 23
Image size (mm)	30x30
Type	manuscript illumination
Scene order key	17r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands; 3 Italy

f. 53vfull-page miniature (grisaille)

The circumcision of the Christ-child in the temple by a priest

Hours of the Virgin: Terce

1440 (c.)

73B3

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6759
Sequence (global)	5579
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 135 E 23
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 135 E 23
Image size (mm)	65x45
Type	manuscript illumination
Scene order key	53v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands; 3 Italy
Note	Not available = 135e23_053v.jpg

f. 60vfull-page miniature (grisaille)

The Flight into Egypt: Mary, St. Joseph and the Christ-child on their way

Hours of the Virgin: Sext

1440 (c.)

73B641

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6760
Sequence (global)	5580
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 135 E 23
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 135 E 23
Image size (mm)	65x45
Type	manuscript illumination
Scene order key	60v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands; 3 Italy
Note	Not available = 135e23_060v.jpg