Prayer Book

Shelfmark The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KA 31

Origin & date Southern Netherlands (Brabant?); c. 1400-1450

Physical description

Paper and vellum, ff. 302, 101x70 (65x40) mm, 20 lines, littera hybrida. Dutch. Binding: contemporary brown leather, blind, panelstamped (rebacked)

Illumination

3 full-page miniatures (95/75x70/52 mm); 2 historiated initials (25/18x25 mm); penwork initials with pen-flourishes (amateurish; ff. 1r, 17r, 33r, 154r, 170r, etc.)

Provenance

Since 1937 on permanent loan of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences), Amsterdam

Bibliography

Brandhorst & Broekhuijsen-Kruijer 1985, no. 128

All catalogue fields

Type	Manuscript book
NU	xxx
Language of record	nl
Source project(s)	MSS; BYVANCK; KBMSS
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, KA 31
Title (index form)	Prayer Book in Dutch
Language of origin code	sn
Place of origin	Southern Netherlands; Brabant
Date of origin	1400-1450
Related names/collections	Amsterdam, Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences; Amsterdam, Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen
Cataloguer's note	KB 99/2000. ask 7-2000
Language	Dutch
Language (Dutch)	Nederlands
Classification code	01 A 41
Geographic code	01 BE 02 FL BR; 03 SN

5 illuminations catalogued

f. 29rhistoriated initial

Mary

1400-1450

11F2 44B191 49L12(G)49L171

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	7664
Sequence (global)	4636
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, KA 31
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, KA 31
Image size (mm)	18x25
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd
Scene order key	29r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands

f. 118vminiature

St. Barbara

1400-1450

11HH(BARBARA)41A361 44B191 49M53

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	7665
Sequence (global)	4637
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, KA 31
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, KA 31
Image size (mm)	95x70
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd
Scene order key	118v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Note	Not available = KA31_118V_MIN.JPG

f. 204vminiature

Madonna: Mary sitting and holding the Christ-child

1400-1450

11FF4221 11F7152

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	7666
Sequence (global)	4638
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, KA 31
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, KA 31
Image size (mm)	75x65
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd
Scene order key	204v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Note	Not available = KA31_204V_MIN.JPG

f. 205rhistoriated initial

Christ child

1400-1450

11D21 49L12(G)49L171

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	7667
Sequence (global)	4639
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, KA 31
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, KA 31
Image size (mm)	25x25
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd
Scene order key	205r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands

f. 302rdecorated page

Holy Cross and Holy Wounds

1400-1450

73D82(CROSS)73D83

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	7668
Sequence (global)	4640
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, KA 31
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, KA 31
Image size (mm)	95x52
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd
Scene order key	302r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Note	Not available = KA31_302R_MIN.JPG