Book of Hours

Shelfmark The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 133 H 30

Origin & date South(?) Holland; [1478]

Physical description

Vellum, ff. 199, 181x132 (80x60) mm, 17 lines, littera textualis. Dutch. Binding: contemporary brown leather, blind

Illumination

6 full-page miniatures (107/98x68/65 mm) with border decoration; 6 historiated initials (57/43x65/45 mm) with border decoration; 5 illustrations in the margin; decorated initials with border decoration (ff. 25r, 33r, 37r, 39v, 42v, etc.)

Provenance

Sold in 1904 at F. Muller, Amsterdam (collection of R. della Faille de Waerloos a.o., 25-28 January, lot 2). Purchased in 1905 from antiquarian bookseller L. Gougy, Paris (cat. 191, no. 350)

Bibliography

Byvanck-Hoogewerff 1922-1925, no. 138, pl. 177, 178. - Pächt & Jenni 1975, p. 103. - Broekhuijsen-Kruijer 1984, p. 38. - Brandhorst & Broekhuijsen-Kruijer 1985, no. 276. - CMD-NL 1988, no. 505, pl. 568b. - Van der Hoek 1989, p. 169 n. 13. -

Note

Utrecht calendar: feasts in red include St. Jeroen (17 August)

All catalogue fields

Type	Manuscript book
NU	xx
Language of record	nl
Source project(s)	MSS; BYVANCK; KBMSS
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 H 30
Title (index form)	Book of Hours in Dutch
Language of origin code	nn
Place of origin	South(?) Holland
Date of origin	1478
Related names/collections	Gougy, L., Paris (antiq.); Muller, F., Amsterdam (auct. 1904)
Cataloguer's note	MH 14-7-2000. ask 15-7-2000
Language	Dutch
Language (Dutch)	Nederlands
Classification code	01 A 33 1
Geographic code	01 NL 02 SH

17 illuminations catalogued

f. 16vfull-page miniature

The Annunciation: Gabriel announces Christ's birth to Mary

Hours of the Virgin

1478(?)

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6351
Sequence (global)	6027
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 H 30
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 H 30
Image size (mm)	96x57
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	De vorm van de H. Geest (linkerraam) is niet duidelijk (genoeg) in de scan.
Scene order key	16v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands

f. 16vmargin

Moses and the burning bush

Hours of the Virgin

1478(?)

71E1142

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6352
Sequence (global)	6028
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 H 30
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 H 30
Type	manuscript illumination
Scene order key	16v _sc. 1
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 133H30_016V_RANDV.JPG

f. 16vmargin

Gideon receives a sign from the angel: the dew is on the sheep's fleece only

Hours of the Virgin

1478(?)

71F2143

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6353
Sequence (global)	6029
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 H 30
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 H 30
Type	manuscript illumination
Scene order key	16v _sc. 2
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 133H30_016V_RANDV.JPG

f. 16vmargin

Temptation and Fall: Eve holding a fruit of the Tree of Knowlegde of Good and Evil and the serpent

Hours of the Virgin

1478(?)

71A41

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6354
Sequence (global)	6030
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 H 30
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 H 30
Type	manuscript illumination
Scene order key	16v _sc. 3
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 133H30_016V_RANDV.JPG

f. 17rhistoriated initial

Madonna: Mary <standing> on the crescent, holding the Christ-child

Hours of the Virgin

1478(?)

11F4132 49L12(H)49L171

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6355
Sequence (global)	6031
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 H 30
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 H 30
Image size (mm)	50x57
Type	manuscript illumination
Scene order key	17r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands

f. 17rmargin

The Tree of Jesse: genealogical tree sprouting from Jesse's loins

Hours of the Virgin

1478(?)

73A21

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6356
Sequence (global)	6032
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 H 30
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 H 30
Type	manuscript illumination
Scene order key	17r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 133H30_017R_RANDV.JPG

f. 57vfull-page miniature

Christ among the doctors

Hours of the Eternal Wisdom

1478(?)

73B93

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6357
Sequence (global)	6033
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 H 30
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 H 30
Image size (mm)	98x62
Type	manuscript illumination
Scene order key	57v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands

f. 58rhistoriated initial

Salvator Mundi

Hours of the Eternal Wisdom

1478(?)

11D3222 49L12(M)49L171

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6358
Sequence (global)	6034
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 H 30
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 H 30
Image size (mm)	48x53
Type	manuscript illumination
Scene order key	58r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 133h30_058r.jpg

f. 82vfull-page miniature

The Crucifixion, with Mary and St. John

Long Hours of the Cross

1478(?)

73D58 73D641

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6359
Sequence (global)	6035
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 H 30
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 H 30
Image size (mm)	107x65
Type	manuscript illumination
Scene order key	82v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands

f. 82vmargin

Pelican feeding its young with its own blood

Long Hours of the Cross

1478(?)

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

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6360
Sequence (global)	6036
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 H 30
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 H 30
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	gcdrd. B&BK 1985: 'Pelikaan'
Scene order key	82v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 133H30_082V_RANDV.JPG

f. 83rhistoriated initial

Man of Sorrows: Christ in his tomb holding scourge and reed

Long Hours of the Cross

1478(?)

49L12(H)49L171 73D731

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6361
Sequence (global)	6037
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 H 30
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 H 30
Image size (mm)	43x50
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	[HB_aanvullen]
Scene order key	83r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 133h30_083r.jpg

f. 106vfull-page miniature

Pentecost: the Holy Spirit descends upon Mary and the apostles

Hours of the Holy Spirit

1478(?)

41A2 49LL72 49N 73E5

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6362
Sequence (global)	6038
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 H 30
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 H 30
Image size (mm)	98x60
Type	manuscript illumination
Scene order key	106v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands

f. 107rhistoriated initial

The Building of the Tower of Babel

Hours of the Holy Spirit

1478(?)

49L12(H)49L171 71B4

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6363
Sequence (global)	6039
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 H 30
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 H 30
Image size (mm)	45x49
Type	manuscript illumination
Scene order key	107r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 133h30_107r.jpg

f. 130vfull-page miniature

The Last Judgement: Christ on a rainbow raises the dead in the presence of Mary and St. John the Baptist

Penitential Psalms

1478(?)

11U1 11U4

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6364
Sequence (global)	6040
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 H 30
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 H 30
Image size (mm)	98x60
Type	manuscript illumination
Scene order key	130v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands

f. 131rhistoriated initial

David at prayer

Penitential Psalms

1478(?)

49L12(H)49L171 71H611

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6365
Sequence (global)	6041
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 H 30
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 H 30
Image size (mm)	44x50
Type	manuscript illumination
Scene order key	131r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 133h30_131r.jpg

f. 152vfull-page miniature

Harrowing of hell

Office of the Dead

1478(?)

73D9

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6366
Sequence (global)	6042
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 H 30
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 H 30
Image size (mm)	94x66
Type	manuscript illumination
Scene order key	152v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands

f. 153rhistoriated initial

The blessed in Abraham's bosom

Office of the Dead

1478(?)

11S16 49L12(M)49L171

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6367
Sequence (global)	6043
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 H 30
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 H 30
Image size (mm)	48x53
Type	manuscript illumination
Scene order key	153r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 133h30_153r.jpg