Prayer Book

Shelfmark The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 131 H 12

Origin & date Southern Netherlands; c. 1500

Physical description

Vellum, ff. 188, 118x90 (82x56) mm, 17 lines, littera textualis. Dutch. Binding: 18th-century mottled brown leather, blind

Illumination

1 historiated initial (24x28 mm) with border decoration in Southern Netherlandish style (`strewn border'); 1 historiated initial (border lost; 24x29 mm); decorated initials with border decoration in Southern Netherlandish style (`strewn borders'; ff. 11r, 25r, 93r, 97r, 151r, etc.)

Provenance

Purchased in 1900 from M. Nijhoff, The Hague

Bibliography

Libri Theol. 1922 - Brandhorst & Broekhuijsen-Kruijer 1985, no. 438

Note

No calendar. Borders of ff. 137 and 160 lost: cutting of text mounted on paper leaf

All catalogue fields

Type	Manuscript book
NU	xxx
Language of record	nl
Source project(s)	MSS; BYVANCK; KBMSS
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 131 H 12
Title (index form)	Prayer Book in Dutch
Language of origin code	sn
Place of origin	Southern Netherlands
Date of origin	1500 (c.)
Related names/collections	Nijhoff, M.
Cataloguer's note	GvD 99. ask 6-2000
Language	Dutch
Language (Dutch)	Nederlands
Classification code	01 A 41
Geographic code	03 SN

2 illuminations catalogued

f. 17rhistoriated initial

A cross

Hours of the Cross

1500 (c.)

11D12 49L12(H)49L171

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	5781
Sequence (global)	9458
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 131 H 12
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 131 H 12
Image size (mm)	24x28
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd
Scene order key	17r
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 131H12_017R_INIT.JPG

f. 160rhistoriated initial

A shield with the Instruments of the Passion

Prayer to Christ

1500 (c.)

45C19(SHIELD)49L12(O)49L171 73D81

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	5782
Sequence (global)	9459
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 131 H 12
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 131 H 12
Image size (mm)	24x29
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd. Niet in B&BK 1985
Scene order key	160r
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 131H12_160R_INIT.JPG