Book of Hours

Shelfmark The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 130 E 4

Origin & date South Holland; c. 1460-1480. Inserted miniature: Delft; c. 1480-1490. Added miniatures: Northern Netherlands(?); c. 1500-1520

Physical description

Vellum, ff. 214, 162x116 (90x60) mm, 19 lines, littera textalis. Dutch. Binding: 18th-century green leather, gilt

Illumination

Penwork initials with pen-flourishes in South Holland style (related to Utrecht `crown-and-dragon'; ff. 14r, 56r, 81r, 113r, 138r, etc.)

Provenance

Adriaen Philipsdr. (16th century). Anna van Galen (17th century). Acquired in 1807 as part of the collection of J. Romswinckel of Leyden

Bibliography

Libri Theol. 1922 - Brandhorst & Broekhuijsen-Kruijer 1985, no. 216. - Gerritsen 1990 (MM), fig. 1f. - The Hague 1992, fig. F

Note

Utrecht calendar: feasts in red include St. Margaret (July 13), St. Jeroen (August 17) and St. Francis (October 4). Litany: St. Francis first among the Confessors, St. Margaret first among the Virgins.

All catalogue fields

Type	Manuscript book
NU	xxx
Language of record	nl
Source project(s)	MSS; BYVANCK; KBMSS
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 130 E 4
Title (index form)	Book of Hours in Dutch
Language of origin code	nn
Place of origin	South Holland; Delft; Northern Netherlands(?)
Date of origin	1480 (c.); 1500-1520
Decoration style	Delft decoration (`kriezel', late); South Holland penwork (related to Utrecht `crown-and-dragon')
Related names/collections	Romswinckel, J., Coll.; Adriaen Philipsdr.; Galen, Anna van
Cataloguer's note	ASK feb. 1999. MH 3-2-99. ask 6-2000
Language	Dutch
Language (Dutch)	Nederlands
Classification code	01 A 33 1
Geographic code	01 NL 02 SH DE; 01 NL; 01 NL 02 SH

6 illuminations catalogued

f. 13vfull-page miniature

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

Hours of the Virgin

1475-1500

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	5428
Sequence (global)	5996
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 130 E 4
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 130 E 4
Image size (mm)	111x59
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd
Scene order key	13v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands

f. 55vfull-page miniature

Christ among the doctors

Hours of the Eternal Wisdom

1475-1500

73B93 73B931

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	5429
Sequence (global)	5997
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 130 E 4
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 130 E 4
Image size (mm)	114x83
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd
Scene order key	55v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands

f. 80vfull-page miniature

Typological juxtaposition: Christ is crowned with thorns; Apamene, King Darius' concubine, takes the crown off the king's head; unidentified scene of one man gripping the arm of another man (David's ambassadors mistreated by the Ammonites?); Shimei curses David and casts stones at him

Hours of the Cross

1475-1500

31A2541 73D352 71H839 71R14231 72A 73D352

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	5430
Sequence (global)	5998
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 130 E 4
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 130 E 4
Image size (mm)	118x86
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd; Compare: Speculum Humanae Salvationis where the same scenes are juxtaposed to the crowning with thorns; in the SHS the third scene is: David's ambassadors mistreated by the Ammonites (see: Iconclass Bibliography for 73D352) (HB)
Scene order key	80v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands

f. 112vfull-page miniature

Pentecost: the Holy Spirit descends upon Mary and the apostles

Hours of the Holy Spirit

1475-1500

41A2 49L72 49LL72 73E5

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	5431
Sequence (global)	5999
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 130 E 4
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 130 E 4
Image size (mm)	127x90
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd
Scene order key	112v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands

f. 137vfull-page miniature

David at prayer

Penitential Psalms

1475-1500

71H611

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	5432
Sequence (global)	6000
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 130 E 4
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 130 E 4
Image size (mm)	112x86
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd
Scene order key	137v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands

f. 170vfull-page miniature

Death attacking a man

Office of the Dead

1475-1500

31F25 31F331

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	5433
Sequence (global)	6001
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 130 E 4
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 130 E 4
Image size (mm)	112x77
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd. B&BK 1985: 'De Dood'
Scene order key	170v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands