Book of Hours and Prayer Book (Dominican use)

Shelfmark The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 74 G 36

Origin & date Diocese Liège (Maastricht?); c. 1505-1515

Physical description

Vellum, ff. 148, 133x95 (85x65) mm, 22 lines, littera hybrida. Latin. Binding: 18th-/19th-century blue leather, gilt (made c. 1800)

Illumination

4 full-page miniatures (90x60/55 mm) with border decoration; 4 miniatures (45x58 mm) with decorated initial and border decoration; 1 historiated initial (40x42 mm) with border decoration; 1 illustration in the margin; decorated initials with border decoration; all border decoration in Southern Netherlandish style (`strewn borders'); decorated initials with penflourishes (ff. 9r, 17r, 23r, 33v, 58r, etc.); penwork initials with pen-flourishes (ff. 13r, 13v, 14v, 15r, 16r, etc.)

Provenance

Made for a member of the Bylant family. Philippus Warnerus (16th century). Alexander van der Haweycken (1601). Acquired in 1823 as part of the collection of J.D. Lupus of Brussels (no. A 13)

Bibliography

Wolfs 1972, p. 50, fig. - Brandhorst & Broekhuijsen-Kruijer 1985, no. 310

Note

Dominican calendar with Liège saints: feasts in red include St. Thomas of Aquino (March 7), St. Vincent (April 5), St. Peter martyr (April 30) and his translation (May 7), St. Servatius `episcopus trajectensis' (May 13), Translation of St. Dominic (May 24), St. Lambert (August 6), St. Hubertus (October 3), St. Leonard (October 6). F. 101v: Pope Julius II (1503-1513) mentioned

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 36
Title (index form)	Book of Hours and Prayer Book in Latin (Dominican use)
Language of origin code	sn
Place of origin	Diocese Liège (Maastricht?)
Date of origin	1505-1515
Decoration style	Southern Netherlandish decoration (`strewn borders')
Related names/collections	Lupus, J.D., Coll.; Bylant, fam.; Warnerus, Ph.; Haweycken, A. van der
Cataloguer's note	KB. ask 1-7-99. 5-00. 9-2000
Language	Latin
Language (Dutch)	Latijn
Classification code	01 A 33 1; 01 A 41
Geographic code	02 DI LI MA

10 illuminations catalogued

f. 22vminiature

St. Mary Magdalene

1500-1510

11HH(MARY MAGDALENE)36(+0)31A51453

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	967
Sequence (global)	9059
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 74 G 36
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 74 G 36
Image size (mm)	90x35
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd
Scene order key	22v
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 74G36_022V_MIN.JPG

f. 41rminiature

The carrying of the cross: Christ bears the cross

1500-1510

73D41

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	968
Sequence (global)	9060
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 74 G 36
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 74 G 36
Image size (mm)	45x58
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd
Scene order key	41r
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 74G36_041R_MIN.JPG

f. 68rminiature

David at prayer

1500-1510

71H5462

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	969
Sequence (global)	9061
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 74 G 36
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 74 G 36
Image size (mm)	45x58
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd
Scene order key	68r
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 74G36_068R_MIN.JPG

f. 82vminiature

The Annunciation: Gabriel announces Christ's birth to Mary

1500-1510

49LL72 49N 73A522

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	970
Sequence (global)	9062
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 74 G 36
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 74 G 36
Image size (mm)	90x55
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd
Scene order key	82v
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 74G36_082V_MIN.JPG

f. 83rhistoriated initial

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

1500-1510

49L12(O)49L171 73B23

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	971
Sequence (global)	9063
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 74 G 36
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 74 G 36
Image size (mm)	40x42
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd
Scene order key	83r
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 74G36_083R_INIT.JPG

f. 91vminiature

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

1500-1510

11F4132 11F725 46A122(...)1

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	972
Sequence (global)	9064
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 74 G 36
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 74 G 36
Image size (mm)	88x60
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd
Scene order key	91v
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 74G36_091V_MIN.JPG

f. 104vminiature

St. Dominic of Calerueja holding a book and a staff, a dog at his feet with a quill in its mouth

1500-1510

11H(DOMINIC)11P31521 34B11(+913)41B32(+1)41D263 49LL72

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	973
Sequence (global)	9065
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 74 G 36
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 74 G 36
Image size (mm)	90x60
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd
Scene order key	104v
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 74G36_104V_MIN.JPG

f. 107rminiature

Anna selbdritt: Anna, Mary and the Christ-child close together

1500-1510

73A221

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	974
Sequence (global)	9066
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 74 G 36
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 74 G 36
Image size (mm)	45x62
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd
Scene order key	107r
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 74G36_107R_MIN.JPG

f. 112rminiature

A burial in a church

1500-1510

11P31521 11Q651 11Q713 11Q71429 42E23 42E241 49LL72

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	975
Sequence (global)	9067
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 74 G 36
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 74 G 36
Image size (mm)	43x62
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd
Scene order key	112r
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 74G36_112R_MIN.JPG

f. 112rmargin

Skulls and bones

1500-1510

11R71 31A216 31F11

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	976
Sequence (global)	9068
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 74 G 36
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 74 G 36
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd
Scene order key	112r
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 74G36_112R_RANDV.JPG