Content:
Contains: (ff. 1r-12v) Calendar, use of Utrecht. - ((ff. 16r-132v)
Translation of the Martyrologium Usuardi, with prologue (13r-14r),
introductory excerpt from the Southern Netherlandish translation of
Jacobus de Voragine's Legenda Aurea by the bible translator of
1360, Petrus Naghel (14r-15r) and letter of Usuard to king Charles
the Bald (15r-16r). - Empty: ff. 133r-134v. Note:
Origin: Calendar for the diocese of Utrecht, dialect of the western
part of the Netherlands, style of the decoration points towards
Delft.
Date: Based on colophon: (f. 132v) "Dit boec is ghescreven ende
geheeyndet. Int jaer ons heren M cccc lxxiiii. Des anderen daghes
na Sinte Bonifacius dach. Een ave maria om gods willen".
Binding: Medieval binding, contemporary. - Leather (brown,
blind-tooled) over wooden boards with bevelled edges (reused). Two
clasp fastenings (closing back to front, hooks and straps renewed).
- Bookblock resewn, spine renewed.
Textual: (f. 13r-14r) "Hier beghint die voersprake op martyrologium
Die in veel boeken den eeersamighen priester beda wort toeghesreven
Ende sommighe ander segghen dat si ghenomen sijn uut Sunte
Augustijns boeken (Incipit) Die hoechtijt der heiligher apostelen
of martelaeren hebben onse voervaderen in een bewisinghe der eren
ende der weerdicheit ingheset te vieren. op dat wi hoer verdienten
versellet worden ende mit haren ghebede gheholpen ...". - (ff.
14r-15v) "Dit is genomen uut der heilighen legende die men heit
gulden legende [Incipit:] Die feeste ende weerdicheit der heilighen
is ingeset . om te verhalen dat men versumet hevet ...". -
(15r-16r) Hier beghint die epistel die usardus die monic coninc
kaerl seinde op martyrologium [Incipit:] Die snode ende
cleynweerdighe priester ende monic usuardus ...". - (ff. 16r-132v)
Hier eyndet dat prologus Hier beghint martyrologium Dat is der
martelaren boeck. Opten eersten dach van januario [Incipit:] Octave
der gheboerten ons heren jhesu christi ende sijn besnidenisse. In
capeidocien te Cesarien sunte basilius bisscopts dach Die in des
keysers Valents tiden in leeringhe ende in wijsheiden edel was
...".
Description (Bouwman 2023):
http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:3619870
Description (Rogge & 1887):
http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:124748
Description (Catalogus compendiarius 1937):
http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:491717
Description (Lieftinck 1948):
http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:489936
Description (BNM 447):
http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:1906661
Also described by Handschriftencensus, MMDC and A.W.
Byvanckgenootschap (database RKD, The Hague). Subject (temporal):
Middle Ages
15th century
