Book of Hours

Shelfmark The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 79 K 5

Origin & date North Holland (Beverwijk?); 1489

Physical description

Vellum, ff. 159, 135x95 (80x65) mm, 19 lines, littera textualis. Dutch. Binding: 16th-century brown leather, gilt (with date 1563)

Illumination

7 full-page miniatures (95/75x55/45 mm) with border decoration; 3 historiated initials (45/35x50/45 mm) with border decoration; 2 scenes in the margin; decorated initials with border decoration (ff. 46r, 48r, 51r, 67r, 128r); penwork initials with pen-flourishes in North Holland style (`geometric'; ff. 1r, 28r, 30v, 35v, 37v, etc.)

Provenance

Alan Lubbock (bookplate). Purchased in 2000 from antiquarian bookseller Les Enluminures, Paris (cat. 9, no. 28, figs)

Note

Signed and dated `spic'' and `1489'' on fol. 14r.

All catalogue fields

Type	Manuscript book
NU	xx
Language of record	nl
Source project(s)	MSS; BYVANCK; KBMSS
Title (index form)	Book of Hours
Language of origin code	nn
Place of origin	North Holland (Beverwijk?)
Date of origin	1489
Related names/collections	Lubbock, Alan
Geographic code	01 NL 02 NH BE; 01 NL 02 NH

11 illuminations catalogued

f. 13vfull-page miniature

The Annunciation: Gabriel announces Christ's birth to Mary

Hours of the Virgin

1489

25G41(LILY)31A25212 41A6711 41A712 41A731 49LL72 73A523

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	4680
Sequence (global)	6136
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 79 K 5
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 79 K 5
Image size (mm)	92x63
Type	manuscript illumination
Scene order key	13r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Illuminator / Master	Spierinck

f. 14rhistoriated initial

Mary with the Christ-child, standing on the crescent of the moon

Hours of the Virgin:

1489

11FF4121 11F4132 11F723 49L12(H)49L171

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	4681
Sequence (global)	6137
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 79 K 5
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 79 K 5
Image size (mm)	45x50
Type	manuscript illumination
Scene order key	14r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Illuminator / Master	Spierinck

f. 50vfull-page miniature

Pentecost

Hours of the Holy Spirit

1489

41A2 49LL72 73E5

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	4682
Sequence (global)	6138
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 79 K 5
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 79 K 5
Image size (mm)	95x63
Type	manuscript illumination
Scene order key	50v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Illuminator / Master	Spierinck

f. 51rmargin

Holy Spirit as a dove

Hours of the Holy Spirit

1489

11E1

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	4683
Sequence (global)	6139
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 79 K 5
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 79 K 5
Type	manuscript illumination
Scene order key	51r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Illuminator / Master	Spierinck

f. 66vfull-page miniature

Crucifixion, with Mary and St. John

Long Hours of the Cross

1489

73D641

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	4684
Sequence (global)	6140
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 79 K 5
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 79 K 5
Image size (mm)	90x55
Type	manuscript illumination
Scene order key	66v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Illuminator / Master	Spierinck

f. 66vmargin

An angel with a coat of arms

Long Hours of the Cross

1489

11G1926 46A122(...)1

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	4685
Sequence (global)	6141
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 79 K 5
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 79 K 5
Type	manuscript illumination
Scene order key	66v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Illuminator / Master	Spierinck

f. 88vfull-page miniature

St. Barbara

1489

11HH(BARBARA)25G3(PALM-TREE)(+22)41A361

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	4686
Sequence (global)	6142
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 79 K 5
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 79 K 5
Image size (mm)	75x45
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	added miniature; not by Spierinck
Scene order key	88v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands

f. 89rhistoriated initial

Christ as Salvator Mundi

1489

11D324 49L12(M)49L171

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	4687
Sequence (global)	6143
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 79 K 5
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 79 K 5
Image size (mm)	45x50
Type	manuscript illumination
Scene order key	89r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Illuminator / Master	Spierinck

f. 108vfull-page miniature

Last Judgement

Penitential Psalms

1489

11U1 11U4

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	4688
Sequence (global)	6144
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 79 K 5
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 79 K 5
Image size (mm)	75x50
Type	manuscript illumination
Scene order key	108v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Illuminator / Master	Spierinck

f. 109rhistoriated initial

David playing harp

Penitential Psalms

1489

11I62(DAVID)32 49L12(H)49L171

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	4689
Sequence (global)	6145
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 79 K 5
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 79 K 5
Image size (mm)	35x45
Type	manuscript illumination
Scene order key	109r
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Illuminator / Master	Spierinck

f. 127vfull-page miniature

St. Michael weighing souls

1489

11G1831

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	4690
Sequence (global)	6146
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 79 K 5
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 79 K 5
Image size (mm)	85x55
Type	manuscript illumination
Scene order key	127v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Illuminator / Master	Spierinck