Medieval Manuscripts in Flemish Collections · Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken

Manuscript description

Manuscript ID

mmfc-53016

Title

Geert Grote, Middle Dutch Book of hours

Collection

Mol, Bibliotheek Norbertijnenabdij Postel

Shelfmark

Mol, Bibliotheek Norbertijnenabdij Postel, 231

Former shelfmark

P IV 2

Other numbers

1214 (Repertorium van verluchte handschriften 'Collectie Vlaanderen')

Manuscript Category

religion

Document type

book of hours

Topic

devotion

Provenance

Date

1473

Evidence type

Other (fol. 7r, Middle Dutch)

Transcription

Int jaer Ons Heren m cccc lxxiii Jan Jacops zone mijn vader.

Comments

The name of the late 15th-century owner is not given, but the son of Jan Jacops zone entered the date of his father's death in the calender.

References

Other online data sources

BNM-I (manuscripts)

Bibliography

Van Wijk, Nicolaas, ed., Het getijdenboek van Geert Grote naar het Haagse handschrift 133 E 21 (Leiden: Brill, 1940) (p. 239; short catalogue entry) https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/grot001geti01_01/index.php

Axters, Stephanus Gerard, Bibliotheca dominicana neerlandica manuscripta 1224 - 1500 (Louvain: RHE, 1970)

Binding

UNIT ID

mmfc-53017

Leaf count

149 fol.

Dicta probatoria

secundo folio (fol. 2r) : Februarius heeft

final leaf (fol. 148r) : moedelike dattu

Endpapers

parchment, equalized

Accompanying material

19th-century green silk page marker that is no longer attached, but is placed between fol. 87 and 88.

Binding

Binding type

Cardboard boards

Cover material

Leather

Decoration

Gold tooling, Label on spine

Dimensions

h: 186 mm x w: 130 mm x d: 38 mm

Cover title

Getiden van Onss Lieve Vrouw (Tooled, 19th century)

Book block

UNIT ID

mmfc-53018

Page range

fol. 1-149

Form

Codex

Integrity

Complete

Language

Latin (main)

Quires

Regular quires (4 bifolia per quire)

Quire markings

Quire signatures, Catchwords

Origin

Date

second half 15th century (Elize Van Opstal)

Evidence

Dating based on script and art-historical features. An addition in the calender on 7 July refers to an owner's father's death in 1473. This entry might indicate that the manuscript was produced before 1473, but the addition could also have been made at a later date.

Alternative dating

last quarter 15th century (Anne Margreet As-Vijvers)

Evidence

Dating based on art-historical features.

Place

Leyden (possibly) , Holland , Northern Low Countries (Anne Margreet As-Vijvers)

Evidence

The manuscript is written in Middle Dutch. The calendar can be attributed to Southern Holland, possibly Leiden.

Support

Material

Parchment

Number of leaves

149

Foliation

No numbering

Page dimensions

h: 178 mm x w: 125 mm (fol. 52 )

Leaf thickness

fol. 29, 4 leaves (0.8 mm)

fol. 29, 4 leaves (0.96 mm)

Layout

Section

fol. 1-149 (fol. 37r)

Columns

Lines

22; lines ruled: 23 (written below top line)

Layout formula

| T |

Ruling

Full ruling, Lead-point ruling

Prickings

prickings visible in outer margin

Text dimensions

h: 100 mm x w: 69 mm

Margins

Top margin: 26 mm, inner margin: 23 mm

Writing

Script

Northern gothica textualis (Northern Gothica textualis formata)

Decoration

Type

illuminated, border decoration, bar with spray, band with floral border, border (three-margins-left), border (four-margins), versals, plain initials, ornamental initials, champ initials, foliate initials, historiated initials, colour stroking, rubrics, rubrics red, paraphs, inhabited border, initials with marginal extensions

Technique

Gilding

Description

Historiated initials at the start of the main parts of the hours, with large and smaller champ initials to further organise the text.

1. Calendar

UNIT ID

mmfc-53019

Page range

fol. 1r-12v

Title

Calendar

Language

Middle Dutch (main)

Rubric

Januarius heeft xxxi daghen. Die mane xxx. (fol. 1r)

Incipit

XIX A Jaers dach (fol. 1r)

Explicit

A Silvester paeus (fol. 12v)

Notes

Textual content

The golden numbers are not the traditional series, but the 15th-century corrected one, starting with XIX, VII and XVI (1, 2 and 4 January).

Keywords

Genre

calendar

2. Geert Grote, Middle Dutch translation of the Hours of the Virgin

UNIT ID

mmfc-53020

Page range

fol. 13r-43v

Title

Geert Grote, Middle Dutch translation of the Hours of the Virgin

Getijdenboek

Contributors

Geert Grote (author)

Language

Middle Dutch (main)

Rubric

Hier beghint Onser Liever Vrouwe getide. Domine (fol. 13r)

Incipit

Here du selste op doen (fol. 13r)

Explicit

on die soete Maria, amen. (fol. 43v)

Keywords

Genre

prayers

3. The Hours of the Cross, long version, in the Middle Dutch translation of Geert Grote

UNIT ID

mmfc-53021

Page range

fol. 44r-63v

Title

The Hours of the Cross, long version, in the Middle Dutch translation of Geert Grote

The Hours of the Cross

Getijdenboek

Contributors

Geert Grote (author)

Language

Middle Dutch (main)

Rubric

Hier beghint die lange cruus ghetide. Domine (fol. 44r)

Incipit

Here Jhesu Christe levendige Gods (fol. 44r)

Explicit

moeten rusten in vreden, amen. (fol. 63v)

Keywords

Genre

prayers

4. The Hours of the Holy Spirit, in the Middle Dutch translation of Geert Grote

UNIT ID

mmfc-53022

Page range

fol. 64r-81v

Title

The Hours of the Holy Spirit, in the Middle Dutch translation of Geert Grote

The Hours of the Holy Spirit

Contributors

Geert Grote (translator)

Language

Middle Dutch (main)

Rubric

Hier begint die Heilighe Gheest ge[tide] (fol. 64r)
Note: The last few letters of the last word of the rubric are missing.

Incipit

Here du selste op doen (fol. 64r)

Explicit

rusten in vreden, amen. (fol. 81v)

Keywords

Genre

prayers

5. The Hours of the Eternal Wisdom, in the Middle Dutch translation of Geert Grote

UNIT ID

mmfc-53023

Page range

fol. 82r-99v

Title

The Hours of the Eternal Wisdom, in the Middle Dutch translation of Geert Grote

Contributors

Geert Grote (author)

Language

Middle Dutch (main)

Rubric

Hier beghint die ewige wijsheit getide. (fol. 82r)

Incipit

Mine siele hevet (fol. 82r)

Explicit

bewaren onse herte ende onse lichaem. Amen (fol. 99v)

Keywords

Genre

prayers

6. Seven Penitential Psalms, in the Middle Dutch translation of Geert Grote

UNIT ID

mmfc-53024

Page range

fol. 100r-113v

Title

Seven Penitential Psalms, in the Middle Dutch translation of Geert Grote

Seven Penitential Psalms

Contributors

Geert Grote (author)

Language

Middle Dutch (main)

Rubric

Hier beghint die seven psalme. Domine. (fol.100r)

Incipit

Here in dijnre verbolghentheit (fol. 100r)

Explicit

rusten in vreden, amen. (fol. 113v)

Keywords

Genre

prayers

7. Vigil, in the Middle Dutch translation of Geert Grote

UNIT ID

mmfc-53084

Page range

fol. 114r-142v

Title

Vigil, in the Middle Dutch translation of Geert Grote

The Office for the Dead

Contributors

Geert Grote (author)

Language

Middle Dutch (main)

Rubric

Hier beghint die vighelie circum (fol. 114r)

Incipit

Mi hebben ombevanghen die suchten des dodes (fol. 114r)

Explicit

Alle ghelovighe sielen moeten rusten in vreden. Amen. (fol. 142v)

Keywords

Genre

prayers

8. Various prayers

UNIT ID

mmfc-53085

Page range

fol. 143r-148v

Title

Various prayers

Language

Middle Dutch (main)

Rubric

Een ghebet vander passien Ons Heren. (fol. 143r)

Incipit

O Goede Jhesus (fol. 143r)

Explicit

biddens ende dat ewigen leven. Amen. (fol. 148v)

Notes

Textual content

The prayers include: a prayer about the Passion of Christ, a prayer for the Virgin Mary, a prayer for the discepels of Chris and prayers for St Andrew, St Anthony, St George, St Christopher, St Barbara and St Catherine.

Keywords

Genre

prayers