Leyde. Universiteitsbibliotheek, LTK 293

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  • LTK 293
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Date
  • Low Countries, northern part ; Holland? ; Utrecht (Nedersticht)?, 15th century, c. 1450
Language
  • Dutch
  • Latin
Title
  • Book of hours (Dutch), LTK 293
  • Getijdenboek
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Description
  • Content:
    Book of hours in the Dutch translation/adaptation by Geert Grote, although the texts is more extensive and the order differs. Contains: (ff. 1r-12v) Calendar, use of Utrecht. - (ff. 14r-39v) Hours of the Eternal Wisdom. - (ff. 40r-81r) Hours of the Holy Gost. - (ff. 82r-130v) Hours of the Virgin. - (ff. 131r-153r) Penitential Psalms and Litany of the Saints. - (ff. 154r-199v) Office of the Dead. - (ff. 200r-232v) Long Hours of the Cross. - (ff. 233r-243v) Communion prayers. - (ff. 244r-252r) Prayers. - Empty: ff. 71, 153v, 252v.
    Note:
    Origin: Based on the calendar and on the style of the decoration.
    Binding: Medieval binding, contemporary (original). - Leather (brown, blind-tooled) over wooden boards with bevelled edges. Decorated with stamps (Lamb of God between four circled stars, 2x on each side; nine circled stars in each corner). Two clasp fastenings (closing back to front, straps and hooks missing).
    Textual: (f.14r) "Dit siin die ghetiden te love der ewigher wijsheit Prologus". - (f. 40r) "Hier beginnen die ghetiden van den heilighen geeste". - (f. 82r) "Onser liever vrouwen ghetide in duutsche. Domine labia mea". - (f. 131r) "Hier beghint die seven psalmen". - (f. 141v) "Letanien". - (f. 154r) "Hier beghint dat prologus waer om datmen vigelie lesen sal". - (f. 244r) "Suverliken grueten van onser vrouwen". - (f. 246v) "Dat beclaghen onser vrouwen. Maria mochte spreken uut moederliker herte Aldus".
    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 448): http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:1905975
    Also described by MMDC and A.W. Byvanckgenootschap (database RKD, The Hague).
    Subject (temporal):
    Middle Ages
    15th century
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