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3484  :  Prayer Book

Number

3484


Shelf Marks

  • Valenciennes, BM, 836 (618)
  • Bénézech de Saint-Honoré

Owners before c.1550

  • Isabelle de Betz
  • Carolus Philippus de Rodouan/Rodovan (1573), bishop of Bruges (d.1616)

Commissioners

  • Isabelle de Bethz (d.1573) ?
    • Gender : Woman

Country

France


Ownership Category

Public

Origin

  • Place
    • Region : Flanders
    • Towns : Bruges
    • Details : Bruges
  • Date
    • Date details : c.1510-1520 (c.1500-1520)
    • Half centuries : 1500-1549
    • Decade : 1510 - 1519

Physical description

Measurements

  • 063 leaves
  • Size categories of height : 200-224 mm
  • Height of text blocks : 203 mm
  • Width of text blocks : 140 mm

Illustrations

  • Information on the illustrations : 3 large, 18 small miniatures and rich decoration
  • Total number of illustrations : 21
  • Number of miniatures : 21
  • Number of historiated initials :
  • Number of grisailles :
  • Number of drawings :

Miniaturists

  • Cornelia van Wulfschkercke
  • M Charles V (style)
  • M Wodhull-Harberton
  • Simon Bening (workshop)
  • other hands

Material

Parchment (black)

Contemporary Bindings


Content

Genre

books of hours and prayer books

Authors

/

Translators

/

Contents

  • 1 : Prayer Book

Languages

  • Latin
  • Dutch

Bibliography

Anne-Margreet As-Vijvers, Randversieringen in Gents-Brugse manuscripten.De Meester van de Davidscènes en andere verluchters als specialisten in margedecoratie, doctoral dissertation, University of Amsterdam 2002, (part of corpus)

Anne-Margreet As-Vijvers, ‘Manuscript Production in a Carmelite Convent: The Case of Cornelia van Wulfschkercke’, Sandra Hindman & James H. Marrow (eds.), Books of Hours Reconsidered, London-Turnhout 2013, p. 279-296, VII 12

Online Informations and images

Online facsimile : http://bibliotheque.valenciennes.fr/fileadmin/PORTAIL/Bibliotheque/manuscrits/MS0836/# ; Images : http://bvmm.irht.cnrs.fr/

Photo Archives

Leuven, Illuminare, Slides nos. 02591-2619

Responsable

Hanno Wijsman