Book of Hours, Use of Utrecht — 15th century, second half; Dutch, Utrecht
MS. Douce 57
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Description
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Title
Book of Hours, Use of Utrecht — 15th century, second half; Dutch, Utrecht
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 57
Place of origin
Dutch, Utrecht
Date
15th century, second half
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
236leaves
Decoration
Good borders.
Good initials.
Binding
Red leather on boards, with clasps: on each side a Lamb with cross and banner, and the symbols of the four Evangelists with the legend '+ SIET DAT LAM GOE | DES | DAT BOERT DIE SONDEN | DER VERL.'; Dutch work of about A.D. 1450-60.
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1834
Provenance
Francis Douce, 1757–1834
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Title
'Cursus horarum beate Marie Virginis', according to the use of Utrecht
Shelfmark
MS. Douce 57
Summary
Followed by:
(fol. 30v) the 'Septem Psalmi penitenciales' with litany
(fol. 39) 'Vigilia Defunctorum'
(fol. 63) 'Rosarium de hoc nomine Maria'
(fol. 64v) 'Oratio venerabilis Bede ... de septem verbis vltimis ... Ihesu Christi in cruce pendentis'
(fol. 66) Hours of the Eternal Wisdom
(fol. 75, cf. 2v) 'Hore de sancta Cruce'
(fol. 85v) 'Hore de Sancto Spiritu'
(fol. 89v) 'Centum meditaciones Passionis ... Ihesu Christi ...' with prologue
(fols. 108, 144v, 160) prayers and devotions
(fol. 141) 'Rosarium deuotum ...'
(fol. 154) suffrages
(fol. 162) 'Deuota epistola ad quendam Carthusiensem de dolore et passione ... Ihesu Christi' beg. 'Religioso fratri W. ordinis Carthusiensis prope Traiectum nepoti meo karissimo frater Iohannes confrater...'
A leaf is perhaps lost after fol. 2.
'Pertinet conuentui monialium in Beuerwijck' (15th cent.: fol, 233v): notes on fols. 1v-2 give obits of a family Van Ziricze living at Zierikzee or Beverwyck 1545-80), written by a son of Quirinus Wittonis (Van Ziricze) and Guilelma Henrici.
Date
written in about the middle of the 15th cent. in the Netherlands
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On parchment, with some illuminated borders, capitals, etc., binding: red leather with clasps on each side a Lamb with cross and banner, and the symbols of the four Evangelists with the legend '+ siet dat lam goe | des | dat boert die sonden | der verl.'; Dutch work of about A.D. 1450-60
Physical extent
236 Leaves
Custodial history
(fol. 1) In June, 1626, Grietjen Huberts gave the book to Bernard van Cranepool or Kranepool.
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Collection contents
'Cursus horarum beate Marie Virginis', according to the use of Utrecht
