Sidrac. Lucidaire

Shelfmark The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 133 A 2

Origin & date France, Guillebert de Mets (scribe); c. 1400-1419

Physical description

Vellum, ff. 211, 404x292 (262x176) mm, 2 columns, 40 lines, littera hybrida. French. Binding: 18th-century brown leather, gilt, with coat of arms of Stadtholder William V

Illumination

2 two-column miniatures (122x173 and 106x176 mm) with decorated initials and order decoration; 2 schematic drawings; penwork initials with pen-flourishes (only in indexes ff. 1r-15v, 190r-191r)

Provenance

Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1467); by heritage to Philip the Fair (d. 1506). Acquired by the Counts of Nassau Engelbert II (d. 1504) or Hendrik III (d. 1538); by inheritance to the Princes of Orange-Nassau, the later Stadtholders, at The Hague; . Transfered to the KB in 1816

Bibliography

Libri Theol. 1922, no. 582. - Byvanck 1924, no. 15, pl. XVIII. - Brandhorst & Broekhuijsen-Kruijer 1985, no. 42. - Renting & Korteweg 1993 - The hague 1998

All catalogue fields

Type	Manuscript book
NU	xx
Language of record	nl
Source project(s)	MSS; BYVANCK; KBMSS
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 A 2
Title (index form)	Sidrac; Lucidaire
Language of origin code	fr
Place of origin	France
Date of origin	1400-1419
Scribe	Guillebert de Mets
Related names/collections	Stadtholders, Coll.; Orange-Nassau, princes; Philip the Good; Philip the Fair; Engelbert II of Nassau; Hendrik III of Nassau
Cataloguer's note	ask 6-99. 7-2000
Language	French
Language (Dutch)	Frans
Classification code	01 E
Geographic code	01 FR

4 illuminations catalogued

f. 17rtwo-column miniature

The Trinity: God the father holding the crucifix (Mercy-Seat); King Bochus and the prophet Sidrac, inspired by an angel

Sidrac, Prologue

1400-1419

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	5950
Sequence (global)	2155
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 A 2
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 A 2
Image size (mm)	122x173
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd; baptismal font?
Scene order key	17r
Language of origin code	0 France

f. 114vschematic drawing

Scheme of the zodiac

Sidrac, Chapter 497

1400-1419

23O 49D36

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	5951
Sequence (global)	2156
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 A 2
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 A 2
Image size (mm)	74x74
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd
Scene order key	114v
Language of origin code	0 France

f. 192rtwo-column miniature

Master teaching his pupils on heaven and hell

Lucidaire, Prologue

1400-1419

11C231(+0)11C231(+31)11Q53 11S1 11T14 49B24

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	5952
Sequence (global)	2157
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 A 2
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 A 2
Image size (mm)	106x176
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd
Scene order key	192r
Language of origin code	0 France

f. 208rschematic drawing

Scheme of the elements, the planets and the zodiac

Lucidaire, Chapter 70

1400-1419

10:49D36 21 23O 24C

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	5953
Sequence (global)	2158
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 A 2
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 A 2
Image size (mm)	180x180
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd
Scene order key	208r
Language of origin code	0 France