Prayer Book

Shelfmark The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 133 F 6

Origin & date Albergen, Monastery St. Anthoniusberg, Canons Regular, Zweder Buerbanck (scribe?); c. 1475-1500

Physical description

Vellum, ff. 176, 121x89 (82x51) mm, 16 lines, littera hybrida. Dutch. Binding: 17th-/18th-century brown leather, blind

Illumination

2 historiated initials (55x55/50 mm) with border decoration; 1 decorated initial with border decoration (f. 130r); decorated initials with pen-flourishes in a style related to Arnhem (ff. 35r, 146v); penwork initials with pen-flourishes in a style related to Arnhem (ff. 12r, 18r, 29r, 53v, 58r, etc.)

Provenance

Made for a sister Buerbanck, probably Sister of the Common Life at the Convent Wijtenhuis, Zwolle, by her brother, Canon Regular at Albergen. Yancken Heermens, Sister of the Common Life, Convent Wijtenhuis, Zwolle (16th century). Collection J.G.R. Acquoy (book-plate), purchased in 1897

Bibliography

Byvanck & Hoogewerff 1922-1925 pl. . - Brussels 1971b, no. 43. - Brandhorst & Broekhuijsen-Kruijer 1985, no. 230. - The Hague 1992 fig. - Zwolle 1995, no. 53. - Stooker & Verbij 1997, II, p. 10

All catalogue fields

Type	Manuscript book
NU	xxx
Language of record	nl
Source project(s)	MSS; BYVANCK; KBMSS
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 F 6
Title (index form)	Prayer Book in Dutch
Language of origin code	nn
Place of origin	Albergen, Monastery St. Anthoniusberg, Canons Regular
Date of origin	1475-1500
Scribe	Zweder Buerbanck
Decoration style	Arnhem penwork (related)
Related names/collections	Acquoy, J.G.R.; Buerbanck, sister; Yancken Heermens; Zwolle, Convent Wijtenhuis, Sisters of the Common Life
Cataloguer's note	ASK feb. 1999. GD 3-2-99. ask 7-2000
Language	Dutch
Language (Dutch)	Nederlands
Classification code	01 A 41
Geographic code	01 NL 02 OV AL AN

2 illuminations catalogued

f. 2rhistoriated initial

St. Veronica holding up the veil with the image of Christ (Vera Icon)

Prayer to Christ

1475-1500

11D3121 49L12(O)49L171

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6339
Sequence (global)	6003
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 F 6
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 F 6
Image size (mm)	53x51
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd. B&BK 1985: 'H. Veronica'
Scene order key	2r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 133F6_002R_INIT.JPG

f. 74rhistoriated initial

Mary standing on the crescent

Prayer to Mary

1475-1500

11F232 49L12(G)49L171

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6340
Sequence (global)	6004
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 F 6
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 F 6
Image size (mm)	56x55
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd. B&BK 1985: 'Maansikkelmadonna'. Er is echter geen Christuskind aanwezig. KvdH
Scene order key	74r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 133F6_074R_INIT.JPG