Book of Hours

Shelfmark The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 130 E 18

Origin & date South Holland (Delft?); c. 1440-1460. Added miniatures: South Holland; c. 1490-1500

Physical description

Vellum, ff. 129, 156x112 (93x60) mm, 19 lines, littera textualis. Dutch. Binding: 16th(?)-century limp vellum

Illumination

Penwork initials with pen-flourishes in South-Holland style (related to Delft `scallop'; ff. 15r, 24r, 33r, 42v, 46v, etc.)

Provenance

Acquired in 1809 as part of the collection of J. Visser of The Hague

Bibliography

Libri Theol. 1922 - Brandhorst & Broekhuijsen-Kruijer 1985, no. 218

Note

Utrecht calendar. Traces of pilgrims badges on second flyleaf in front

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 18
Title (index form)	Book of Hours in Dutch
Language of origin code	nn
Place of origin	South Holland
Date of origin	1440-1460; 1490-1500
Decoration style	South Holland penwork (Delft `scallop', related)
Related names/collections	Visser, J.
Cataloguer's note	GD 2-2-99; GG 27-9-99; ask 6-2000
Language	Dutch
Language (Dutch)	Nederlands
Classification code	01 A 33 1
Geographic code	01 NL 02 SH

4 illuminations catalogued

f. 14vfull-page miniature

The Crucifixion, with Mary and St. John

Hours of the Cross

1450-1500

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f. 23vfull-page miniature

The Annunciation: Gabriel announces Christ's birth to Mary

Hours of the Virgin

1450-1500

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Sequence no.	5454
Sequence (global)	8193
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 130 E 18
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 130 E 18
Image size (mm)	106x75
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd. Mary with an open book in her lap
Scene order key	23v
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 130E18_023V_MIN.JPG

f. 66vfull-page miniature

The Last Judgement: Christ on a rainbow raises the dead in the presence of Mary and St. John the Baptist

Penitential Psalms

1450-1500

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f. 86vfull-page miniature

A funeral service in a church, with a kneeling nun (donor?)

Office of the Dead

1450-1500

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	5456
Sequence (global)	8195
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 130 E 18
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 130 E 18
Image size (mm)	111x75
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd. B&BK 1985: 'Dodenmis met opdrachtgeefster(?)
Scene order key	86v
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 130E18_086V_MIN.JPG