Form:
1 volume, 310 leaves : decorated and pen-flourished initials ;
138x100 mm Content:
Contains, in Dutch, among others: (ff. 1*r-12*v) Calendar for the
diocese of Liège. - (ff. 13*r-16*r) Computistic circles and
tables. - (ff. 73r-94r) Hondert artikelen van der passien ons heren
jhesu christi / Henry Suso. - (ff. 100r-105r) Invoco te / John of
Fécamp. - Also contains a collection of prayers and short texts on
the life and suffering of Christ, and prayer cycles on the Virgin
Mary. - A complete analysis of the contents in Lieftinck 1948. Note:
Origin and script: Written by two scribes: ff. 1*-16* (A), 1-294
(B). - Same scribes as those of the codices Maastricht, GA : ms.
462 and The Hague, KB : ms. 134 C 53. In all three codices, B is
responsible of the main text and A of the calendar and tables. - B
is a sister from the Tertiaries of SS. Andrew & Barbara
(Maagdendries) in Maastricht and a niece of Gerard Rijken (d.
1496), rector of Maagdendries.
Foliation: After the first 16 leaves, the foliation starts again:
1-16, 1-294.
Binding: Medieval binding, contemporary. - Leather (brown,
blind-tooled) over wooden boards. Decorated with panel stamp on
both sides (St. Servatius; cf. Verheyden 1933, Koldeweij 2002). -
Traces of two clasp fastenings. - Covering of spine and fore edges
renewed.
Textual: (ff. 73r-94r) Dutch translation of Willem Jordaens' Latin
translation of Henry Suso's Hundert betrachtungen und Begherungen
(third part of the Büchlein der ewighen Weisheit). Incipit: "O
heer Jhesu christi ewige wysheit op dat ich iets wat weder doen
...". - (ff. 100r-105r) Dutch translation, attibuted to Anselm of
Canterbury. "Een scoen gebet van onsen lieven here dat sinte
Ancelmus gemaect heeft [Incipit:] Ich roepe tot dich myn god ...".
- (f. 153r-190r) "Hier begint die crone des loves maria der alre
glorioster coninghinnen des hemels [Incipit:] Gheweerdige my dy te
loven O geheilichde maget ...". - (f. 193r-241r) "Hier begint ein
scoen gebet van onser liever vrouwen geheiten Maria mantel
[Incipit:] Toe love ende toe eren der glorioser maget Maria der
moeder christi die moeder des onbevlechten lams Jhesus christus
...". - (f. 241r-290v) "Hier begint ein suverlich croenken van
onser liever vrouwen Te lesen op haer hoechtijden [Incipit:]
Ghebenendijt moetstu sijn O maria in der ewiger ewicheit daer du
ewelijc in bist voersien ende hoge gehouden dattu soutse sijn die
alre uutvercorenste dochter des vaders ...".
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). Part of:
Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde - Bibliotheek Subject (temporal):
Middle Ages
16th century
