Book of Hours

Shelfmark The Hague, Museum Meermanno-Westreenianum, 10 F 2

Origin & date Delft; c. 1440-1460. Added miniatures: Delft; c. 1460-1480

Physical description

Vellum, ff. 210, 145x100 (83x56) mm, 18 lines, littera textualis. Dutch. Binding: 18th-century mottled brown leather, blind and gilt

Illumination

4 full-page miniatures (115x59 mm) with border decoration in Delft style (`kriezel'); penwork initials with pen-flourishes in Delft style (`scallop'; ff. 15r, 55r, 79r, 108r, 134r, etc.)

Provenance

Purchased in 1803 by P. Wetters at the sale of J.A. Naber, The Hague (October 31) and sold to W.H.J. van Westreenen

Bibliography

Byvanck & Hoogewerff 1922-1925, no. 93, fig. 75. - Byvanck 1923, p. 194. - Byvanck 1931, pp. 54-55. - Hoogewerff 1936-1947, dl. 2, p. 334. - Boon & Vermeeren 1963, pp. 53-55. - Boeren 1979, pp. 161-162. - Chavannes 1979, dl. 1: pp. 136, 138; dl. 2: fig. 244. - The Hague 1979, no. 74, fig. on p. 68

Note

Calendar: feasts in red include St. Hippolytus (August 13), St. Jeroen (August 17) and the 11,000 Virgins (October 21)

All catalogue fields

Type	Manuscript book
Language of record	nl
Source project(s)	MSS; BYVANCK; MMWMSS
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, MMW, 10 F 2
Title (Dutch)	Getijdenboek
Title (index form)	Book of Hours in Dutch
Translator (Dutch)	Getijdenboek in het Nederlands
Origin & date (Dutch)	Delft; c. 1440-1460. Toegevoegde miniaturen: Delft; c. 1460-1480
Language of origin code	nn
Origin (Dutch)	1 Noordelijke Nederlanden
Place of origin	Delft
Date of origin	1440-1460; 1460-1480
Decoration style	Delft decoration (`kriezel'); Delft penwork (`scallop')
Physical description (Dutch)	Perkament, ff. 210, 145x100 (83x56) mm, 18 regels, littera textualis. Nederlands. Band: 18de eeuws, bruin leer, gemarmerd, blindstempeling en goudstempeling
Decoration (Dutch)	4 bladgrote miniaturen (115x59 mm) met randversiering in Delftse stijl (`kriezel'); penwerk initialen met penwerk-versiering in Delftse stijl (`schulp'; ff. 15r, 55r, 79r, 108r, 134r, etc.)
Related names (Dutch)	Verworven in 1803 door P. Wetters, veiling J.A. Naber, Den Haag (31 oktober) en verkocht aan W.H.J. van Westreenen
Related names/collections	Naber J.A.; Wetters, P.
Cataloguer's note	7 juni 1993; GD. ASK
Language	Dutch
Language (Dutch)	Nederlands
Geographic code	01 NL 02 SH DE

4 illuminations catalogued

f. 14vfull-page miniature

The Annunciation: Gabriel announces Christ's birth to Mary

Hours of the Virgin

1440-1460

25G41(LILY)41A6711 49LL72 73A523

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	10176
Sequence (global)	5555
Shelfmark	The Hague, MMW, 10 F 2
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, MMW, 10 F 2
Image size (mm)	113x53
Type	manuscript illumination
Caption (Dutch)	Maria Boodschap: Gabriël verkondigt de geboorte van Christus aan Maria
Type (Dutch)	bladgrote min.
Text (Dutch)	Getijden van de Heilige Maagd
Cataloguer's note	AMA invoer uit literatuur aug 1995; inserted; GD
Scene order key	14v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Origin (Dutch)	1 Noordelijke Nederlanden

f. 54vfull-page miniature

David playing the harp in front of an altar

Penitential Psalms

1440-1460

11I62(DAVID)33 11Q7141

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	10177
Sequence (global)	5556
Shelfmark	The Hague, MMW, 10 F 2
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, MMW, 10 F 2
Image size (mm)	117x58
Type	manuscript illumination
Caption (Dutch)	David speelt harp voor een altaar
Type (Dutch)	bladgrote min.
Text (Dutch)	Boetpsalmen
Cataloguer's note	AMA invoer uit literatuur aug 1995; inserted; GD; struisvogel met hoefijzer in de randversiering!
Scene order key	54v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Origin (Dutch)	1 Noordelijke Nederlanden

f. 78vfull-page miniature

The Crucifixion, with Mary and St. John

Long Hours of the Cross

1440-1460

73D58 73D641

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	10178
Sequence (global)	5557
Shelfmark	The Hague, MMW, 10 F 2
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, MMW, 10 F 2
Image size (mm)	115x59
Type	manuscript illumination
Caption (Dutch)	De Kruisiging, met Maria en St. Johannes
Type (Dutch)	bladgrote min.
Text (Dutch)	Lange Getijden van het Kruis
Cataloguer's note	AMA invoer uit literatuur aug 1995; inserted; GD
Scene order key	78v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Origin (Dutch)	1 Noordelijke Nederlanden

f. 133vfull-page miniature

The mass of St. Gregory the Great: Christ appears on the altar

Hours of the Holy Spirit

1440-1460

11H(GREGORY)51

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	10179
Sequence (global)	5558
Shelfmark	The Hague, MMW, 10 F 2
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, MMW, 10 F 2
Image size (mm)	116x59
Type	manuscript illumination
Caption (Dutch)	De Gregoriusmis: Christus verschijnt op het altaar
Type (Dutch)	bladgrote min.
Text (Dutch)	Getijden van de Heilige Geest
Cataloguer's note	AMA invoer uit literatuur aug 1995; inserted; GD ASK
Scene order key	133v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Origin (Dutch)	1 Noordelijke Nederlanden