Content:
Contains, in Dutch: (ff. 1v-264) Translation of the Martyrologium
Usuardi, supplemented with many saint's lives. With prologue
(1r-2r), introductory excerpt from the Southern Netherlandish
translation of Jacobus de Voragine's Legenda Aurea by the bible
translator of 1360, Petrus Naghel (2r-v) and letter of Usuard to
king Charles the Bald (2v-3v). - (ff. 265r-266v) Life of St.
Blasius, replacing the crossed-out text on 3 February (f. 24r-v). -
Empty: ff. 1*r-v (except for owner inscription), 267r-v. Note:
Date: According to Overgaauw 1993, p. 481.
Script: ff. 265r-266v in the same hand as The Hague, KB, 133 M 1
and possibly The Hague, KB, 133 D 26 (ff. 4r-217v). In that case
there might also be a connection with The Hague, KB, 70 H 53 (cf.
computistic circles in 133 D 26 and 70 H 53: 1427).
Binding: Post-medieval binding.
textual: (f. 1r-2r) "Dits die voersprake opt martilogium die in
veel boeken den eersamighen priester beda wort toeghesecreven. Ende
sommighe ander segghen datse ghenomen is uut sinte augustijns
boeken [Incipit:] Die hooghtiden der heiligher apostolen of
martelaeren hebben onse voervaderen in bewisinge der eren ende der
waerdicheit ingeset te viren. op dat wi horen verdiensten verlost
worden ende mit haren ghebede gheholpen ...". - (f. 2r-v) "Die
feeste ende eerwaerdighen der heilighen is in gheset om te verhalen
datmen versumet heeft ...". - (2v-3r) "Hier eyndet die voersprake.
Dits die epistel die usuardus die monic sende tot coninc kaerl op
martilogium dats der martelaren boec". - (f. 3r-264v) "Kalendis
januarii. Dat is opten eersten dach in januario [Incipit:] Huden
ist een grote hoechtijt inder kecken wanttet die achtende dach is
vander geboerten ons heren ...".
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 447):
http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:1906661
Also described by Handschriftencensus, MMDC and A.W.
Byvanckgenootschap (database RKD, The Hague). Subject (temporal):
Middle Ages
15th century
