Psalter / Book of Hours (use of Sarum)

Shelfmark The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 135 G 18

Origin & date Southern Netherlands; c. 1250-1300. Added section: (ff. 171-223): England; c. 1440-1460

Physical description

Vellum, ff. 223 (171+52), 86x59 (I: 65x45) mm, 20 lines, (II: 60x40) mm, 19 lines, littera textualis. Latin. Binding: 18th-century brown leather, gilt, with coat of arms of the Count of Dysart

Illumination

1 coloured drawing (unframed); 8 historiated initials (35/24x33/25 mm) with border decoration; decorated initials with border decoration (ff. 11r, 12v, 13v, 15v, 17v, etc.); penwork initials with pen-flourishes throughout

Provenance

Lord Tollemache, Count of Dysart; purchased in 1971 at a sale at Sotheby's, London (cat. 12 July, no. 40, fig.)

Bibliography

Brandhorst & Broekhuijsen-Kruijer 1985, no. 353. - Boeren 1988, no. 87

Note

General Southern Netherlandish calendar with no entries in red. Leaves with historiated initials missing before f. 11 (Psalm 1) and f. 72 (Psalm 68). Quire with beginning of Penitential Psalms missing before f. 171

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 18
Title (index form)	Psalter in Latin; Book of Hours (use of Sarum)
Language of origin code	sn; en
Place of origin	Southern Netherlands; England
Date of origin	1250-1300; 1440-1460
Decoration style	English penwork (`zaag')
Related names/collections	Sotheby's, London (auct. 1971); Tollemache, Lord, Count of Dysart
Cataloguer's note	ask 1-6-99. 7-2000
Language	Latin
Language (Dutch)	Latijn
Classification code	01 A 32 1; 01 A 33 1
Geographic code	01 GB EN; 03 SN

9 illuminations catalogued

f. 5rmargin (coloured drawing, unframed)

The Annunciation: Gabriel announces Christ's birth to Mary

Calendar: January

1250-1300

73A521

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6895
Sequence (global)	6579
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 135 G 18
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 135 G 18
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd
Scene order key	5r
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands; 5 Great Britain
Note	Not available = 135G18_004V_RANDV.JPG
Note	Not available = 135g18_004v.jpg

f. 31vhistoriated initial

A prophet

Psalm 26 ('The Lord is my light and my salvation')

1250-1300

11I62(...)3 49L12(D)49L171 71X1(Ps. 26)1

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6896
Sequence (global)	6580
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 135 G 18
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 135 G 18
Image size (mm)	31x32
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd
Scene order key	31v
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands; 5 Great Britain
Note	Not available = 135G18_031V_INIT.JPG
Note	Not available = 135g18_031v.jpg

f. 46rhistoriated initial

A prophet

Psalm 38 ('I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue')

1250-1300

11I62(...)3 49L12(D)49L171 71X1(Ps. 38)1

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6897
Sequence (global)	6581
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 135 G 18
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 135 G 18
Image size (mm)	33x32
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd
Scene order key	46r
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands; 5 Great Britain
Note	Not available = 135G18_046R_INIT.JPG
Note	Not available = 135g18_046r.jpg

f. 58vhistoriated initial

A prophet

Psalm 51 ('Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man?')

1250-1300

11I62(...)3 49L12(Q)49L171 71X1(Ps. 51)1

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6898
Sequence (global)	6582
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 135 G 18
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 135 G 18
Image size (mm)	24x25
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd
Scene order key	58v
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands; 5 Great Britain
Note	Not available = 135G18_058V_INIT.JPG
Note	Not available = 135g18_058v.jpg

f. 59rhistoriated initial

A prophet

Psalm 52 ('The fool said in his heart, "There is no God"')

1250-1300

11I62(...)3 49L12(D)49L171 71X1(Ps. 52)1

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6899
Sequence (global)	6583
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 135 G 18
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 135 G 18
Image size (mm)	35x32
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd
Scene order key	59r
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands; 5 Great Britain
Note	Not available = 135G18_059R_INIT.JPG
Note	Not available = 135g18_059r.jpg

f. 89rhistoriated initial

A prophet

Psalm 80 ('Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob; Take a psalm and bring hither the timbrel')

1250-1300

11I62(...)3 49L12(E)49L171 71X1(Ps. 80)1

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6900
Sequence (global)	6584
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 135 G 18
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 135 G 18
Image size (mm)	31x30
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd
Scene order key	89r
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands; 5 Great Britain
Note	Not available = 135G18_089R_INIT.JPG
Note	Not available = 135g18_089r.jpg

f. 104rhistoriated initial

A prophet

Psalm 97 ('Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle')

1250-1300

11I62(...)3 49L12(C)49L171 71X1(Ps. 97)1

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6901
Sequence (global)	6585
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 135 G 18
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 135 G 18
Image size (mm)	34x33
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd
Scene order key	104r
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands; 5 Great Britain
Note	Not available = 135G18_104R_INIT.JPG
Note	Not available = 135g18_104r.jpg

f. 106rhistoriated initial

A prophet

Psalm 101 ('Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come unto thee')

1250-1300

11I62(...)3 49L12(D)49L171 71X1(Ps. 101)1

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6902
Sequence (global)	6586
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 135 G 18
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 135 G 18
Image size (mm)	30x30
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd
Scene order key	106r
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands; 5 Great Britain
Note	Not available = 135G18_106R_INIT.JPG
Note	Not available = 135g18_106r.jpg

f. 121rhistoriated initial

A prophet

Psalm 109 ('The Lord said to my Lord: "Sit thou at my right hand"')

1250-1300

11I62(...)3 49L12(D)49L171 71X1(Ps. 109)3

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6903
Sequence (global)	6587
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 135 G 18
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 135 G 18
Image size (mm)	33x32
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd
Scene order key	121r
Language of origin code	2 Southern Netherlands; 5 Great Britain
Note	Not available = 135G18_121R_INIT.JPG
Note	Not available = 135g18_121r.jpg