Leyde. Universiteitsbibliotheek, BPL 3373

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  • BPL 3373
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Date
  • Parts 1-2: Low Countries, northern part ; Holland, 15th century, c. 1490 - Part 3: Low Countries, northern part ; Haarlem, 15th century, c. 1490
Language
  • Dutch
Title
    • Composite manuscript, three parts (Dutch)
    • Oratio de septem verbis Christi in cruce
    • Book of hours
    • Getijdenboek
    • In praesenta corporis et sanguinis tui
    • 1. (ff. 7-10) Prayer. - 2. (ff. 12-99) Book of hours. - And other part(s), BPL 3373
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Description
  • Content:
    Part 1 contains: (ff. 7r-10r) Prayer on the last seven words that Christ spoke on the cross. - Also contains a small theological treatise.
    Part 2 contains: (ff. 12r-99v) Book of hours, with: (ff. 12r-23v) Calendar. - (ff. 24r-73r) Hours of the Virgin. - (ff. 74v-80r) Hours of the Cross (short version). - (ff. 81v-99v) Seven penitential psalms with a litany. - Empty: ff. 73v-74r, 80v-81r, 100r-v.
    Part 3 contains: (ff. 101r-102v) Prayer to the name of Jesus / Vincent Ferrer. - (ff. 102r-105r) Prayer: "In praesenta corporis et sanguinis tui" / Vincent Ferrer. - Empty: ff. 105v-111v.
    Note:
    Origin: (part 3) probably written in Haarlem: there is a mark of ownership from an inhabitant of Haarlem in the same hand as the text. According to the Western manuscripts working catalogue the manuscript was made in Leiden (however, without explanation).
    Illumination: Contains blue historiated initials: (f. 24r) Madonna on crescent moon. - (f. 74r) St. Veronica with veil. - (f. 82r) King David. - Contains two (inserted) miniatures: (f. 74v) Crucifixion. - (f. 81v) Last Judgment. - The folios with historiated initials and miniatures have border decoration (blue acanthus leaves with flowers, fruits, green leaves, birds, butterflies and a monkey.
    Binding: Post-medieval binding.
    Textual: (ff. 7r-10r) Incipit: "Die heilige lerer beda scrivet een mensche die die seven woerden die onse here sprac anden cruce leset alle daghen...". On f. 10v a note: "int jaer ons heren dusent vijfhondert ende xviii doe sterf heil jans dochter sonnen daes voer sinte aerns dach". - (ff. 24r-73v) Translation/adaptation of Geert Grote, only the last part (ff. 71v-73v) deviates. - (ff. 75r-80r) Deviates from the translation/adaptation of Geert Grote. - (ff. 82r-99v) Translation/adaptation of Geert Grote, only the last part (ff. 98v-99v) deviates. - (ff. 101r-105r) Contains an unidentified prayer and a prayer that is recommended on the authority of St. John Chrysostom. The Western manuscripts working catalogue identifies the prayers as Dutch translations of a prayers of Vincent Ferrer. - (ff. 101r-102v) Incipit: "O goede Ihesu, O aldergoedertirenste Ihesu...". - (ff. 103r-105r) Incipit: "In die tegenwoerdicheit dijns heiligen lichaems ende dijne heilighen bloets...".
    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 MMDC.
    Subject (temporal):
    Middle Ages
    15th century
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