Book of Hours

Shelfmark The Hague, Museum Meermanno-Westreenianum, 10 F 20

Origin & date Leyden; c. 1475-1490. Added penwork: South-Holland; c. 1490-1500

Physical description

Vellum, ff. 129, 180x116 (90x72) mm, 20-21 lines, littera textualis. Dutch. Binding: contemporary brown leather, blind

Illumination

1 miniature (100x68 mm); decorated initials with border decoration in South Holland style (`Leyden blue acanthus'; ff. 14r, 40r, 52r, 72r, 88r, etc.); penwork initials with pen-flourishes in Leyden style (ff. 1r, 2r, 3r, 4r, 5r, etc.); penwork initials with pen-flourishes in South Holland style (`aubergine'; ff. 104r, 104v, 105r, 105v, 128r, etc.) applied at prayers added later on several places

Provenance

Purchased in 1828 by W.H.J. van Westreenen at the sale of J.A. Clignett at Scheurleer, The Hague (May 3, lot 17 in oct.)

Bibliography

Byvanck 1931, p. 55. - Boeren 1979, pp. 179-180. - The Hague 1979, no. 80. - The Hague 1992, no. 54, fig.

Note

Calendar: feasts in red include St. Jeroen (August 17). Full-page miniatures missing before f. 40 (Penitentential Psalms), f. 52 (Long Hours of the Cross), f. 72 (Hours of the Eternal Wisdom), f. 88 (Hours of the Holy Spirit), f. 106 (Office of the dead)

All catalogue fields

Type	Manuscript book
Language of record	nl
Source project(s)	MSS; BYVANCK; MMWMSS
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, MMW, 10 F 20
Title (Dutch)	Getijdenboek
Title (index form)	Book of Hours in Dutch
Translator (Dutch)	Getijdenboek in het Nederlands
Origin & date (Dutch)	Leiden; c. 1475-1490. Toegevoegd penwerk: Zuid-Holland; c. 1490-1500
Language of origin code	nn
Origin (Dutch)	1 Noordelijke Nederlanden
Place of origin	Leyden; South-Holland
Date of origin	1475-1490; 1490-1500
Decoration style	Leyden decoration (`Leyden blue acanthus'); Leyden penwork; South Holland penwork (`aubergine')
Physical description (Dutch)	Perkament, ff. 129, 180x116 (90x72) mm, 20-21 regels, littera textualis. Nederlands. Band: contemporain bruin leer, blindstempeling
Decoration (Dutch)	1 miniatuur (100x68 mm); gedecoreerde initialen met randversiering in Zuidhollandse stijl (`Leidse blauwe acanthus'; ff. 14r, 40r, 52r, 72r, 88r, etc.); penwerk initialen met penwerk-versiering in Leidse stijl (ff. 1r, 2r, 3r, 4r, 5r, etc.); penwerk initialen met penwerk-versiering in Zuidhollandse stijl (`aubergine'; ff. 104r, 104v, 105r, 105v, 128r, etc.) toegepast bij op diverse plaatsen toegevoegde gebeden
Related names (Dutch)	Verworven in 1828 door W.H.J. van Westreenen, veiling J.A. Clignett bij Scheurleer, Den Haag (3 mei, kavel 17 in oct.)
Related names/collections	Clignett, J.A.; Scheurleer, The Hague (auct. 1828)
Cataloguer's note	7 juni 1993; GD
Language	Dutch
Language (Dutch)	Nederlands
Geographic code	01 NL 02 SH LE; 01 NL 02 SH

1 illumination catalogued

f. 13vfull-page miniature

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

Hours of the Virgin: Matins

1475-1490 1490-1500

11G25 31A25212 41B31(+1)73B23(+3)

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	10351
Sequence (global)	5955
Shelfmark	The Hague, MMW, 10 F 20
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, MMW, 10 F 20
Image size (mm)	100x68
Type	manuscript illumination
Caption (Dutch)	De Geboorte: de aanbidding van het Christus-kind door Maria en St. Jozef en engelen
Type (Dutch)	bladgrote min.
Text (Dutch)	Getijden van de Heilige Maagd: Metten
Cataloguer's note	GD
Scene order key	13v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Origin (Dutch)	1 Noordelijke Nederlanden