Content:
Contains, in Latin, a ferial psalter and breviary, used in a
monastery of Windesheim in the diocese of Liège: (ff. 1r-2v)
"Brevis ordinarius" (ff. 1r-2v). - (ff. 3r-9r) Calendar, with
liturgical information. Use of Liège. - (ff. 10v-68v) Book of
psalms, arranged for weekdays. Lacuna between ff. 10 and 11 (psalm
1-4 and most of 5 missing). - (ff. 68v-69v) Cantica. - (ff.69v-71r)
Litany of All Saints. - (ff. 71r-73r, 73r-84r) Prayers and hymns. -
(ff. 86r-131v) Proper of Time. - (ff. 131v-159r) Proper of Saints.
- (ff. 159r-174r) Common of Saints. - (ff. 174r-179v) Little Office
of the Blessed Virgin. - (ff. 180r-185) Office of the Dead. -
Empty: ff. 9v-10r, 84v-85v, 186v. - Later added text and music
notation on ff. 185v-186r.. - Binding fragment containing text from
a 14th-century New Testament (Gospel of Luke 2:44-47) now kept in
restoration folder. Note:
Origin: Probably produced for the Canonesses Regular of St.
Gertrudis in 's-Hertogenbosch. Based on a remark in the calendar at
March 17:"Gertrudis virginis Solempne. in hac domo buscoducis".
Binding: Medieval binding, not contemporary (16th century). -
Leather (brown, blind-tooled, painted black, worn) over wooden
boards. Two clasp fastenings (closing back to front; lower hook,
catch, strap plate and both straps renewed). - Bookblock resewn,
spine renewed.
Textual: Calendar contains saints venerated in the diocese of
Liège: Gertrudis (17.3), Servatius (13.5), Lambertus (17.9). The
Windesheim connection is based on the special attention for
Augustine, in the ordinary (2r), the calendar (28.8), Litany of All
Saints (first confessor, 70r) and Proper of Saints (148v).
Description (Bouwman 2023):
http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:3619870
Description (Gumbert 2009):
http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:3161419
Also described by BNM, MMDC and A.W. Byvanckgenootschap (database
RKD, The Hague). Subject (temporal):
Middle Ages
14th century
15th century
