Book of Hours

Shelfmark The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 132 G 37

Origin & date Leyden, Masters of Hugo Jansz. van Woerden (illuminator); c. 1480-1500

Physical description

Vellum, ff. 111, 166x113 (100x70) mm, 21 lines, littera textualis. Dutch. Binding: 18th-century brown leather, gilt

Illumination

1 full-page miniature (110x67 mm) with border decoration; 2 historiated initials (40x50 mm) with border decoration; 4 illustrations in the margin (roundels); decorated initials with border decoration

Provenance

Purchased in 1907 at a sale at P. Gouda Quint, Arnhem (cat. 5 October, no. 2631)

Bibliography

Brandhorst & Broekhuijsen-Kruijer 1985, no. 298

Note

No calendar. Leaves with full-page miniatures missing before f. 74 (Hours of the Eternal Wisdom) and f. 92 (Hourd of the Holy Spirit); leaves with full-page miniatures and opening pages with historiated initials missing before f. 1 (Hours of the Virgin), f. 31 (Penitential Psalms; half of f. 30 present), f. 44 (Prayers of St Gregory), f. 49 (Suffrage to St. Anna), f. 51 (Hours of the Cross); lower margin, probably containing historiated roundels cut out at all sections of the Hours of the Virgins, at several of the Hours of the Cross and probably also at the Hours of the Eternal Wisdom and the Hours of the Holy Spirit. Office of the Dead probably missing at the end

All catalogue fields

Type	Manuscript book
NU	xxx
Language of record	nl
Source project(s)	MSS; BYVANCK; KBMSS
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 132 G 37
Title (index form)	Book of Hours in Dutch
Language of origin code	nn
Place of origin	Leyden
Date of origin	1480-1500
Illuminator / Master	Masters of Hugo Jansz. van Woerden
Decoration style	Leyden decoration (`Leyden blue acanthus' related to `flowery')
Related names/collections	Gouda Quint, P. (auct. 1907)
Cataloguer's note	MH 8-11-99. ask 6-2000
Language	Dutch
Language (Dutch)	Nederlands
Classification code	01 A 33 1
Geographic code	01 NL 02 SH LE

7 illuminations catalogued

f. 45vfull-page miniature

Two angels releasing souls from Purgatory

Suffrages

1490-1500

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	5905
Sequence (global)	6199
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 132 G 37
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 132 G 37
Image size (mm)	110x67
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd
Scene order key	45v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Illuminator / Master	Masters of Hugo Jansz. van Woerden
Note	Not available = 132G37_045V_MIN.JPG

f. 55vmargin

St. George on foot, fighting the dragon (devil)

Long Hours of the Cross: Lauds

1490-1500

11H(GEORGE)41(+0)11K2

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	5906
Sequence (global)	6200
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 132 G 37
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 132 G 37
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd
Scene order key	55v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Illuminator / Master	Masters of Hugo Jansz. van Woerden
Note	Not available = 132G37_055V_RANDV.JPG

f. 59rmargin

The tortures of Christ: Christ is crowned with thorns

Long Hours of the Cross: Prime

1490-1500

73D352

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	5907
Sequence (global)	6201
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 132 G 37
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 132 G 37
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd
Scene order key	59r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Illuminator / Master	Masters of Hugo Jansz. van Woerden
Note	Not available = 132G37_059R_RANDV.JPG

f. 61rmargin

Christ before Annas

Long Hours of the Cross: Terce

1490-1500

73D321

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	5908
Sequence (global)	6202
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 132 G 37
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 132 G 37
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd
Scene order key	61r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Illuminator / Master	Masters of Hugo Jansz. van Woerden
Note	Not available = 132G37_061R_RANDV.JPG

f. 74rhistoriated initial

The coronation of Mary by God the Father

Hours of the Eternal Wisdom: Matins

1490-1500

49L12(M)49L171 73E791

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	5909
Sequence (global)	6203
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 132 G 37
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 132 G 37
Image size (mm)	42x53
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd
Scene order key	74r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Illuminator / Master	Masters of Hugo Jansz. van Woerden
Note	Not available = 132G37_074R_INIT.JPG

f. 89vmargin

The tortures of Christ: Christ is flagellated

Hours of the Eternal Wisdom: Compline

1490-1500

73D351

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	5910
Sequence (global)	6204
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 132 G 37
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 132 G 37
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd
Scene order key	89v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Illuminator / Master	Masters of Hugo Jansz. van Woerden
Note	Not available = 132G37_089V_RANDV.JPG

f. 92rhistoriated initial

Man of Sorrows: Christ in his tomb showing his wounds, with Mary and St. John

Hours of the Holy Spirit

1490-1500

49L12(H)49L171 73D73311

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	5911
Sequence (global)	6205
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 132 G 37
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 132 G 37
Image size (mm)	39x51
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd
Scene order key	92r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Illuminator / Master	Masters of Hugo Jansz. van Woerden
Note	Not available = 132G37_092R_INIT.JPG