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