Book of Hours

Shelfmark The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 133 D 6

Origin & date North Holland (Haarlem?); c. 1440-1460

Physical description

Vellum, ff. 206, 130x94 (78x52) mm, 18 lines, littera textualis. Latin. Binding: 18th-century brown leather, gilt

Illumination

1 miniature (120x68 mm); penwork initials with pen-flourishes in North Holland style (late `Begijnhof'; ff. 15r, 32v, 36r, 38v, 42r, etc.)

Provenance

Purchased in 1896 from Gustave Martin of Paris via W.P. van Stockum, The Hague

Note

Calendar: feasts in red include St. Jeroen (August 17). Penwork identical with Amsterdam, BPH, 152

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Type	Manuscript book
NU	xxx
Language of record	nl
Source project(s)	MSS; BYVANCK; KBMSS
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 D 6
Title (index form)	Book of Hours in Dutch
Language of origin code	nn
Place of origin	North Holland; Haarlem(?)
Date of origin	1440-1460
Decoration style	North Holland penwork (late `Begijnhof')
Related names/collections	Martin, G., Paris
Cataloguer's note	MH 8-11-1997; Penwerk identiek aan dat van Amsterdam, BPH 152. Niet in B&BK 1985. ask 6-2000
Language	Latin
Language (Dutch)	Latijn
Classification code	01 A 33 1
Geographic code	01 NL 02 NH HA; 01 NL 02 NH

1 illumination catalogued

f. 14vfull-page miniature

The names of Jesus and Mary, the Lamb of God (Agnus Dei), the five Holy Wounds and the Instruments of the Passion

Hours of the Virgin

1440-1460

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