Book of Hours

Shelfmark The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 77 L 59

Origin & date North Holland (Hoorn?); c. 1476

Physical description

Vellum, ff. 168, 162x122 (80x65) mm, 18 lines, littera textualis. Dutch. Binding: 17th-/18th-century limp vellum

Illumination

6 historiated initials (...x... mm) with border decoration; decorated initials with border decoration (ff. ); penwork initials with pen-flourishes throughout

Provenance

B. Huydecoper (d. 1778). Richard de Lomenie (bookplate; 19th cent.). Purchased in 1993 from antiquarian bookseller Forum, Utrecht

Bibliography

Unpublished

Note

Utrecht calendar: feasts in red include St. Jeroen, patron saint of Noordwijk (17 August)

All catalogue fields

Type	Manuscript book
NU	xxx
Language of record	nl
Source project(s)	MSS; BYVANCK; KBMSS
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 77 L 59
Title (index form)	Book of Hours in Dutch
Language of origin code	nn
Place of origin	North Holland (Hoorn?)
Date of origin	1476 c.
Decoration style	North Holland penwork (`thorn-and-stitch', related)
Related names/collections	Forum, Utrecht (antiq.); Huydecoper, B.; Lomenie, R. de
Cataloguer's note	KvdH, 23-12-98. Niet in B&BK 1985 ask
Language	Dutch
Language (Dutch)	Nederlands
Classification code	01 A 33 1
Geographic code	01 NL 02 NH HO

6 illuminations catalogued

f. 16rhistoriated initial

Madonna: Mary sitting on the ground, holding the Christ-child

Hours of the Virgin

1476 c.

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	3703
Sequence (global)	6021
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 77 L 59
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 77 L 59
Image size (mm)	45x48
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd. Christ-child making a blessing gesture and holding an orb, Mary holding a bunch of flowers (roses?)
Scene order key	16r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 77L59_016R_INIT.JPG

f. 50rhistoriated initial

Salvator Mundi: Christ holding an orb

Hours of the Eternal Wisdom

1476 c.

11D324 49L12(M)49L171

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	3704
Sequence (global)	6022
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 77 L 59
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 77 L 59
Image size (mm)	40x45
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd. Christ bearded
Scene order key	50r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 77L59_050R_INIT.JPG

f. 70rhistoriated initial

Man of Sorrows: Christ sitting on the ground, holding scourge and reed

Hours of the Cross

1476 c.

49L12(H)49L171 73D732

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	3705
Sequence (global)	6023
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 77 L 59
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 77 L 59
Image size (mm)	38x42
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd
Scene order key	70r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 77L59_070R_INIT.JPG

f. 91rhistoriated initial

Moses receives the Tablets of the Law from God

Hours of the Holy Spirit

1476 c.

49L12(H)49L171 71E1343

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	3706
Sequence (global)	6024
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 77 L 59
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 77 L 59
Image size (mm)	41x43
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd
Scene order key	91r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 77L59_091R_INIT.JPG

f. 111rhistoriated initial

David at prayer

Penitential Psalms

1476 c.

49L12(H)49L171 71H611

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	3707
Sequence (global)	6025
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 77 L 59
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 77 L 59
Image size (mm)	37x40
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd
Scene order key	111r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 77L59_111R_INIT.JPG

f. 130rhistoriated initial

Two souls in Purgatory

Office of the Dead

1476 c.

11T6 49L12(M)49L171

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	3708
Sequence (global)	6026
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 77 L 59
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 77 L 59
Image size (mm)	38x43
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd
Scene order key	130r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 77L59_130R_INIT.JPG