Diurnal (Carthusian use)

Shelfmark The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 74 G 33

Origin & date Lombardy; c. 1470

Physical description

Vellum, ff. 286, 78x65 (46x37) mm, 16 lines, littera textualis. Latin. Binding: 18th-/19th-century green leather, gilt (made c. 1800)

Illumination

1 historiated initial (29x29 mm) with border decoration; 4 illustrations in the margin; 1 decorated initial with border decoration (f. 70r); decorated initials (ff. 10r, 33v, 47r, 63r, 155v, etc.); penwork initials with pen-flourishes throughout

Provenance

P.-A. Bolognaro-Crevenna; his sale in 1790 at D.J. Changuion & P. den Hengst in Amsterdam (cat. 26 April 1789, pt. 1, p. 74, lot 319), where purchased by J. Romswinckel of Leyden; acquired in 1807 as part of the Romswinckel collection

Bibliography

Libri Theol. 1922, no. 158. - Byvanck 1931, p. 48. - The Hague 1983 - Brandhorst & Broekhuijsen-Kruijer 1985, no. 475. - Boeren 1988, no. 31

Note

Carthusian calendar (misplaced between ff. 10 and 23): feasts in red include St. Hugues of Grenoble (April 1), St. Bruno (October 6; added), Hugues of Lincoln (November 17), Commemoratio fratrum ordinis (November 9)

All catalogue fields

Type	Manuscript book
NU	xxx
Language of record	nl
Source project(s)	MSS; BYVANCK; KBMSS
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 74 G 33
Title (index form)	Diurnal (Carthusian use)
Language of origin code	it
Place of origin	Lombardy
Date of origin	1470 (c.)
Related names/collections	Romswinckel, J., Coll.; Bolognaro-Crevenna, P.-A.; Changuion, D.J. & P. den Hengst, Amsterdam (auct. 1790)
Cataloguer's note	ask 1-7-99 5-00. 9-2000
Language	Latin
Language (Dutch)	Latijn
Classification code	01 A 32 5
Geographic code	01 IT 02 LO

5 illuminations catalogued

f. 1rhistoriated initial

David playing the harp

1470 (c.)

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	942
Sequence (global)	9940
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 74 G 33
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 74 G 33
Image size (mm)	29x29
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd
Scene order key	1r
Language of origin code	3 Italy
Note	Not available = 74G33_001R_INIT.JPG

f. 1rroundel in margin

St. Gregory the Great

1470 (c.)

11H(GREGORY)11P31111 11Q7562

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	943
Sequence (global)	9941
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 74 G 33
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 74 G 33
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd
Scene order key	1r _sc. 1
Language of origin code	3 Italy
Note	Not available = 74G33_001R_RANDV.JPG

f. 1rroundel in margin

St. Jerome

1470 (c.)

11H(JEROME)11P31121 49LL72

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	944
Sequence (global)	9942
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 74 G 33
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 74 G 33
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd
Scene order key	1r _sc. 2
Language of origin code	3 Italy
Note	Not available = 74G33_001R_RANDV.JPG

f. 1rroundel in margin

St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, holding a scourge

1470 (c.)

11H(AMBROSE)11P31131 44G321(SCOURGE)

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	945
Sequence (global)	9943
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 74 G 33
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 74 G 33
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd
Scene order key	1r _sc. 3
Language of origin code	3 Italy
Note	Not available = 74G33_001R_RANDV.JPG

f. 1rroundel in margin

St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo

1470 (c.)

11H(AUGUSTINE)11P31131 49L511

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	946
Sequence (global)	9944
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 74 G 33
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 74 G 33
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd
Scene order key	1r _sc. 4
Language of origin code	3 Italy
Note	Not available = 74G33_001R_RANDV.JPG