Book of Hours and Prayer Book

Shelfmark The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 135 G 12

Origin & date South Holland (Delft or Leyden); c. 1460-1480

Physical description

Vellum, ff. 164, 176x122 (102x70) mm, 21 lines, littera textualis. Dutch. Binding: 18th-century brown leather, gilt

Illumination

3 historiated initials (63/52x60/51 mm) with border decoration; decorated initials with border decoration (ff. 47r; 20v, 27r, 30r, 32v, 35r, etc.)

Provenance

Sister Geritgen Pyls Henrickdr. (17th century). Jannighen Gherritsdr. (17th century). Purchased in 1971 at a sale at Sotheby's, London (cat. 12 July, no. 61)

Bibliography

Brandhorst & Broekhuijsen-Kruijer 1985, no. 236

Note

Utrecht calendar (Holland): feasts in red include St. Jeroen (17 August). Gathering with opening leaf with decorated or historiated initial missing before f. 69 (Hours of the Holy Spirit)

All catalogue fields

Type	Manuscript book
NU	xxx
Language of record	nl
Source project(s)	MSS; BYVANCK; KBMSS
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 135 G 12
Title (index form)	Book of Hours and Prayer Book in Dutch
Language of origin code	nn
Place of origin	South Holland; Delft(?); Leyden(?)
Date of origin	1460-1480
Related names/collections	Sotheby's, London (auct. 1971); Geritgen Pyls Henrickdr., sister; Jannighen Gherritsdr.
Cataloguer's note	ask 2-6-99. AMA 2-2-99. ask 7-2000
Language	Dutch
Language (Dutch)	Nederlands
Classification code	01 A 33 1; 01 A 41
Geographic code	01 NL 02 SH DE; 01 NL 02 SH LE; 01 NL 02 SH

4 illuminations catalogued

f. 13rhistoriated initial

Madonna: Mary on the crescent, holding the Christ-child

Hours of the Virgin

1450-1500

11F4132 11F721 49L12(H)49L171

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6891
Sequence (global)	5683
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 135 G 12
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 135 G 12
Image size (mm)	63x60
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd. Mary half-length
Scene order key	13r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 135G12_013R_INIT.JPG

f. 47rmargin

Pelican wounding itself

Long Hours of the Cross

1450-1500

11D131 25F36(PELICAN)(+1)

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6892
Sequence (global)	5684
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 135 G 12
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 135 G 12
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd. Niet in B&BK 1985
Scene order key	47r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 135G12_047R_RANDV.JPG

f. 82rhistoriated initial

David at prayer

Penitential Psalms

1450-1500

11C12 49L12(H)49L171 71H611

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6893
Sequence (global)	5685
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 135 G 12
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 135 G 12
Image size (mm)	52x55
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd. With a hand as symbol of God the Father
Scene order key	82r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 135G12_082R_INIT.JPG

f. 133rhistoriated initial

Two souls in Purgatory

Office of the Dead

1450-1500

11T6 49L12(M)49L171

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6894
Sequence (global)	5686
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 135 G 12
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 135 G 12
Image size (mm)	54x51
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd
Scene order key	133r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 135G12_133R_INIT.JPG