Chronicle of Flanders. Adaptation of Anthonis de Roovere's `Exellente cronike van Vlaenderen' (621-1482) with a continuation up to 1494

AuthorAnthonis de Roovere

Shelfmark The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 132 A 13

Origin & date West Flanders; c. 1500-1510

Physical description

Paper (and vellum: ff. 1, 298), ff. 605, 348x242 (280x190) mm, 2 columns, c. 29-35 lines, littera cursiva (lettre bourguignonne). Dutch. Binding: 18th-century mottled brown leather, gilt on spine

Illumination

2 two-column miniatures (1 unfinished; 228x172 and 193x185 mm) with border decoration in Southern Netherlandish style (`strewn' borders

Provenance

F.C.G. Comte de Cuijpers, Seigneur de Rijmenam, etc. (18th century; bookplate). P. van Musschenbroek; purchased in 1826 at his sale at S. and J. Luchtmans, Leyden (cat. 4 Oct. 1826, p. 151, no. 151)

Bibliography

Brandhorst & Broekhuijsen-Kruijer 1985, no. 445. - Oosterman 1995-1996, p. 43, nt. 60

Note

Space for decorated initials beneath miniatures left open (ff. 1r, 298r)

All catalogue fields

Type	Manuscript book
NU	xxx
Language of record	nl
Source project(s)	MSS; BYVANCK; KBMSS
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 132 A 13
Title (index form)	Chronicle of Flanders; Excellente chronike van Vlaenderen
Language of origin code	sn
Place of origin	West Flanders
Date of origin	1500-1510
Decoration style	Southern Netherlandish decoration (`strewn borders')
Related names/collections	Musschenbroeck, P. van; Cuijpers, F.C.G., Comte de, Seigneur de Rijmenam; Luchtmans, S. and J., Leyden (auct. 1826)
Cataloguer's note	16-Feb-2000 ask
Language	Dutch
Language (Dutch)	Nederlands
Classification code	01 D
Geographic code	01 BE 02 FL WV

2 illuminations catalogued

f. 1rtwo-column miniature

The death of the Prince of Poitiers; Ydonia, daughter of Lotharius I, on a journey; Meeting between Ydonia and Ciederic van Cicebur

1500-1510

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	5805
Sequence (global)	9160
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 132 A 13
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 132 A 13
Image size (mm)	234x172
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd
Scene order key	1r
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 132A13_001R_MIN.JPG

f. 298rtwo-column miniature (unfinished)

Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, takes the oath at Ghent

Chronicle of Charles the Bold

1500-1510

44B1641 61B2(CHARLES THE BOLD)21 61E(GHENT)

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	5806
Sequence (global)	9161
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 132 A 13
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 132 A 13
Image size (mm)	200x182
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd; 44B1641 controleren, HB
Scene order key	298r
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 132A13_298R_MIN.JPG