Breviary (Bridgettine use)

Shelfmark The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 76 F 29

Origin & date Naples; c. 1390-1400

Physical description

Vellum, ff. 74, 231x176 (156x128) mm, 2 columns, 35 lines, littera textualis (Italian). Latin. Binding: 20th-century brown leather binding, blind, made in 1969 (one cover of original red leather binding preserved)

Illumination

1 miniature (full-page+border: 207x105 mm); 6 historiated initials (42/30 x 52/34 mm) with border decoration; decorated initials with border decoration (ff. 6v, 8r, 10r, 10v, 11v, etc.); penwork initials with pen-flourishes throughout

Provenance

J. Mees P.Rzn., Rotterdam; purchased in 1920 from antiquarian bookseller A. van Straten, Rotterdam (cat. 9 november, no. 1718)

Bibliography

Libri Theol. 1922, no. 943. - Byvanck 1931, p. 34. - The Hague 1980, no. 54, fig. - Brandhorst & Broekhuijsen-Kruijer 1985, no. 463. - Boeren 1988, pp. 41, 198

Note

Leaf with historiated initial missing before f. 51 (Breviary: Friday)

All catalogue fields

Type	Manuscript book
NU	xxx
Language of record	nl
Source project(s)	MSS; BYVANCK; KBMSS
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 76 F 29
Title (index form)	Breviary (Bridgettine use)
Language of origin code	it
Place of origin	Naples
Date of origin	1390-1400
Related names/collections	Straten, A. van (antiq.); Mees P.Rzn., J.
Cataloguer's note	ask 12-7-99
Language	Italian; Latin
Language (Dutch)	Italiaans; Latijn
Classification code	01 A 33 1
Geographic code	01 IT 02 CA NA

7 illuminations catalogued

f. 2vfull-page miniature

St. Bridget of Sweden having a vision in which a fire from heaven descends upon the altar during Mass and the host changes into the Christ-child

Breviary of St. Bridget: Sunday

1390-1400

11C14 11D133 11D24 11D331(+3)11H(ALL SAINTS)11H(JOHN THE BAPTIST)11HH(BRIDGET)12(+0)11I3 11I62(ABRAHAM)3 11I62(DAVID)3 11Q7151 11Q731125 11S11(+0)31B21

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	3004
Sequence (global)	9815
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 76 F 29
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 76 F 29
Image size (mm)	207x157
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd. B&BK 1985: 'Hemels visioen van de H. Birgitta'
Scene order key	2v
Language of origin code	3 Italy
Note	Not available = 76F29_002V_MIN.JPG

f. 3rhistoriated initial

Madonna: Mary holding the Christ-child

Breviary of St. Bridget: Sunday

1390-1400

11FF422 11F715 11F725 49L12(D)49L171

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	3005
Sequence (global)	9816
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 76 F 29
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 76 F 29
Image size (mm)	42x52
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd. B&BK 1985: 'Nederige Madonna'. Christuskind is wang-aan-wang met Maria en houdt vogel vast
Scene order key	3r
Language of origin code	3 Italy
Note	Not available = 76F29_003R_INIT.JPG

f. 14vhistoriated initial

The Annunciation: Gabriel announces Christ's birth to Mary

Breviary of St. Bridget: Monday

1390-1400

11E1 49L12(D)49L171 49LL72 73A522(+13)

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	3006
Sequence (global)	9817
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 76 F 29
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 76 F 29
Image size (mm)	30x34
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd
Scene order key	14v
Language of origin code	3 Italy
Note	Not available = 76F29_014V_INIT.JPG

f. 23vhistoriated initial

The Nativity: the Christ-child in the manger, Mary and St. Joseph sit

Breviary of St. Bridget: Tuesday

1390-1400

49L12(D)49L171 73B131 73B28

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	3007
Sequence (global)	9818
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 76 F 29
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 76 F 29
Image size (mm)	36x47
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd
Scene order key	23v
Language of origin code	3 Italy
Note	Not available = 76F29_023V_INIT.JPG

f. 33rhistoriated initial

Birth of Mary

Breviary of St. Bridget: Wednesday

1390-1400

49L12(D)49L171 73A31

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	3008
Sequence (global)	9819
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 76 F 29
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 76 F 29
Image size (mm)	37x43
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd
Scene order key	33r
Language of origin code	3 Italy
Note	Not available = 76F29_033R_INIT.JPG

f. 42rhistoriated initial

The adoration of the Christ-child by the Magi

Breviary of St. Bridget: Thursday

1390-1400

49L12(D)49L171 73B57

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	3009
Sequence (global)	9820
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 76 F 29
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 76 F 29
Image size (mm)	34x37
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd
Scene order key	42r
Language of origin code	3 Italy
Note	Not available = 76F29_042R_INIT.JPG

f. 63vhistoriated initial

The deathbed of Mary: Christ appears and takes Mary's soul

Breviary of St. Bridget: Saturday

1390-1400

49L12(D)49L171 73E741

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	3010
Sequence (global)	9821
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 76 F 29
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 76 F 29
Image size (mm)	37x51
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd. B&BK 1985: 'Sterfbed van de H. Maria'
Scene order key	63v
Language of origin code	3 Italy
Note	Not available = 76F29_063V_INIT.JPG