German regions, western part? ; Low Countries, northern part (east)?, 15th century, second half
Language
Dutch
Title
Prayer book (Dutch), LTK 323
Gebedenboek
Onser liever vrouwen mantel
Description
Content:
Collection of prayers, in Dutch. Contains mostly prayers to the
Virgin Mary, including: Onser liever vrouwen mantel (1r-63r). -
Also contains exercises, prayers and psalms for Christmastide
(167v-199v). - A complete analysis of the contents in Lieftinck
1948. Note:
Origin: Based on the style of the decoration (see Byvanck
database).
Binding: Medieval binding, contemporary (original). - Leather
(white pigskin, blind-tooled) on wooden boards with bevelled edges.
Two clasp fastenings (closing back to front, hooks missing). Fixed
page markers (button-shaped) on bookblock fore edge.
Textual: (f. 1r) "Hier begint een devoete materie ende is geheiten
onser liever vrouwen mantel ende is gedeilt doer die weke ...
[Incipit:] Die moder des onbevlecten lemkens jhesu christe die
vanendragersche is ...".
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 450):
http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:1906962
Also described by Handschriftencensus, MMDC and A.W.
Byvanckgenootschap (database RKD, The Hague). Subject (temporal):
Middle Ages
15th century