Prayer Book

Shelfmark The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 74 G 1

Origin & date Haarlem or Beverwijk, Spierinck (illuminator); 1498

Physical description

Vellum, ff. 170, 182x125 (110x70) mm, 25 lines, littera hybrida. Dutch. Binding: contemporary brown leather, blind (panelstamped; rebacked)

Illumination

1 historiated initial (55x60 mm) with border decoration and 1 penwork illustration in the margin; 1 historiated penwork initial (26x30 mm); penwork initials with pen-flourishes in North Holland style (`Haarlem L-lines'; ff. 1r, 39r, 56r, 69v, 74r, 82r, etc.)

Provenance

C. Ploos van Amstel (book-plate; 1781). J.I. Doedes (book-plate and signature), his sale in 1898 at Beijers in Utrecht (cat. 4-5 May, p. 124). Purchased in 1909 as part of the collection of A.W.M Mensing (no. 85)

Bibliography

Verheyden, Het Boek 31 (1952-54), p. 233. - Biemans 1984, no. 166. - Brandhorst & Broekhuijsen-Kruijer 1985, no. 311. - CMD-NL 1988, no. 455a, pl. 800b. - Van der Hoek 1989, pp. 166, 177-178, no. 12. - The Hague 1992, no. 98, fig. - Stooker & Verbij 1998, 2, no. 30

Note

Utrecht calendar: besides the usual Utrecht entries feasts in red include St. Jeroen, patron saint of Noordwijk (August 17). F. 10r: `spic' and `1498' (signature and date by Spierinck). F. 122r: `onse eerwaerdighe patroenster maria magdalena'

All catalogue fields

Type	Manuscript book
NU	xx
Language of record	nl
Source project(s)	MSS; BYVANCK; KBMSS
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 74 G 1
Title (index form)	Prayer Book in Dutch
Language of origin code	nn
Place of origin	Haarlem(?); Beverwijk(?)
Date of origin	1498
Illuminator / Master	Spierinck
Decoration style	North Holland penwork (`Haarlem L-lines')
Cataloguer's note	JL 8-11-99, ask 5-00. 9-2000
Language	Dutch
Language (Dutch)	Nederlands
Classification code	01 A 41
Geographic code	01 NL 02 NH BE; 01 NL 02 NH HA

3 illuminations catalogued

f. 10rhistoriated initial

The Trinity: God the Father holding the body of Christ (Not Gottes)

1498

11B3232 49L12(O)49L171

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	699
Sequence (global)	6409
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 74 G 1
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 74 G 1
Image size (mm)	55x60
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd. B&BK 1985: 'Genadestoel'
Scene order key	10r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 74G1_010R_INIT.JPG

f. 10rmargin

Pelican feeding its young with its own blood

1498

11D131 25F36(PELICAN)(+1)25F36(PELICAN)(+42)

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	700
Sequence (global)	6410
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 74 G 1
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 74 G 1
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd
Scene order key	10r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 74G1_010R_RANDV.JPG

f. 26rhistoriated initial

St. Mary Magdalene

1498

11HH(MARY MAGDALENE)31A51453 49L12(D)49L171

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	701
Sequence (global)	6411
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 74 G 1
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 74 G 1
Image size (mm)	26x30
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd
Scene order key	26r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 74G1_026R_INIT.JPG