Book of Hours, Use of Utrecht — 15th century, end; Netherlands, perhaps Utrecht

Title

Book of Hours, Use of Utrecht — 15th century, end; Netherlands, perhaps Utrecht

Shelfmark

MS. D'Orville 214

Place of origin

Netherlands, perhaps Utrecht

Date

15th century, end

Language

Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350)

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

191leaves

Decoration

Good decorative borders

Good initials

Binding

Brown leather with blind tooling partly from rolls (16th century?), the back may be older, the clasps are lost

Acquisition

Acquired by the Bodleian in 1804

Provenance

The honour paid to Saints Odulphus, Willibrord and Lebuinus (Livinus) in the Calendar and Litany point to Utrecht or its neighbourhood. See also MS. D'Orville 213

Jacques Phillippe D'Orville of Amsterdam (1690–1751)

Jean D'Orville, b. 1734, his son, by descent

Jean D'Orville, son of Jean, by descent

Sold to the Rev. John Cleaver Banks (1765/1766–1845): purchased from him by the Bodleian

Title

'... Die Ghetide van Onser Vrouwen ...'

Shelfmark

MS. D'Orville 214

Summary

Preceded by a Calendar (fol. 4) and followed by:

(fol. 55) '... die Ghetide vanden Heiligen Gheest'

(fol. 79) '... die Ghetide vander Ewigher Wijsheit', with a prayer by 'Sinte Bernardinus'

(fol. 103) '... die langhe Ghetide vanden Heilighen Cruce'

(fol. 127) the Seven Penitential Psalms and Litany

(fol. 143) '... die langhe Vighelie van neghen lessen'

(fol. 177) some prayers, one by St. Bernard.

his volume may be connected with Utrecht.

Date

written in the 15th cent. in the Netherlands

Language

Dutch

Physical facet

with illuminated capitals, borders. Binding: brown leather with blind tooling partly from rolls (16th cent. ?), the back may be older, the clasps are lost

Physical extent

191 Leaves