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LIVRE D’HEURES À L’USAGE DES CHANOINES
The item was sold for 11 571 €
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BOOK OF HOURS FOR THE USE OF THE CANONS
CANONS OF WINDESHEIM, WITH HENRICUS
SUSO, ONE HUNDRED MEDITATIONS ON THE PASSION
OF CHRIST, AND OTHER PRAYERS
Latin illuminated manuscript on vellum, Netherlands, diocese of Utrecht
(Zwolle ?), 1470 - 1490. c. [iv + 152 + ii leaves] | 100 x c. 67 mm |
Collation: 111(10+1), 2-98, 10-116, 128, 1314, 1410, 15-178, 189
(101).1 Some original signature notations in lower right corners.
corners. Modern foliation in pencil in upper right corners.
corners.
- Written in dark brown ink with red headings in semi-Textualis
semi-Textualis Gothic script, capitals touched up in red.
- Hundreds of one-line initials in alternating blue and red capitals
alternating| hundreds of 2 to 6-line initials in blue and red
on red and blue filigree lines extending into the margins
margins| three illuminated initials of 6-8 lines in blue
on a gold background, with foliate decoration in the body of the letters
and red, antique pink and green foliate infills,
within solid borders| three 6-8-line historiated initials
lines in blue on a gold background, in full borders| the borders
consist of a rectangular outer frame in gold leaf,
filled with gold bezants, on a parchment background with small brown
brown dots in the shape of a "c", acanthus leaves in blue, gold
pink and red, green vines with berries, grapes and flowers in
flowers in gold, red, blue and brown.
- Very slight wear and vignettes, light brown spots (ff. 1-2,
10)| very slight loss of gold at lower right corners of ff. 47,
82 and upper left edge of f. 88| lower outer corner of parchment
parchment on f. 85| the whole has been trimmed at the edges during
binding, sometimes affecting the decoration| otherwise, the overall
generally in good, clean condition. - Bound in brown goatskin
19th or early 20th century, four-ribbed spine with gilt title,
leather showing signs of wear.
This attractive personal prayer book presents a fascinating
compilation of devotional prayers, probably written
for members of a religious house linked to the Augustinian Canons
Augustinian Canons Regular of Windesheim, in the Netherlands. This religious house
just outside Zwolle, was founded by followers of the Devotio
Devotio moderna - a spiritual movement born in the Netherlands
Netherlands with Geert Groote (1340 - 1384), who founded the Brothers
of common life. This movement emphasized intense
devotional practices and encouraged the use of personal
personal prayer books, such as the one we have here.
before us. A group of Groote's disciples adopted the Rule of
Augustine's Rule to found their own house in Windesheim (1386), which
until the Protestant Reformation at the end of the 16th century.
PROVENANCE
Probably for a member of the Augustinian Canons Regular
of Windesheim| A. Renaud, bookplate| Denmark, sale, 1935(?) :
indicated by a press clipping attached to the book from an unidentified
from an unidentified Danish sale, which describes the book in question,
with the pencil note "1935".
TEXT
- ff. 1-10v : Calendar, including numerous saints venerated
in the diocese of Utrecht: SS. Ponciani (in red, January 14),
Lebuini (June 25), Benigni (June 28), Frederick, bishop of Utrecht
(July 18), Werenfridi (August 14), Grégoire, bishop of Utrecht (August 25)
August), Willibrordi (in red, November 7), Lubini (in red, November 12), and Rabodi (in red, November 12).
November), and Rabodi (November 29). It also includes
special feasts for the Augustinians, including Monique the Widow (May 4)
the Translation of Saint Augustine to Pavia, Italy (February 28),
the Feast of Augustine (in red, August 28), the Octave of Saint Augustine
(September 4) and the Translation of the relics of Saint Augustine (October 11).
October). - ff. 11r/v : blank. - ff. 12-46v: Hours of the Virgin, customary
of the Augustinian Canons Regular of Wildesheim: (f. 12) Matins |
(f. 22v) Lauds| (f. 28v) Prime| (f. 31) Tierce| (f. 33) Sexte| (f. 35)
None| (f. 37) Vespers| (f. 41v) Compline. - ff. 47-54 : Seven psalms
of penitence. - ff. 54-58v : Litany. - ff. 59-73v: Office of the Dead:
(f. 59) Vespers| (60v) Matins| (70v) Lauds. - ff. 73v-76: Various prayers
prayers to the deceased. - ff. 76-81v : Nine lessons. - ff. 82-86v : Hours
of the Cross: (f. 82) Matins| (f. 83) Prime| (f. 83v) Terce| (f. 84v)
Sexte| (f. 85) None| (f. 85v) Vespers| (f. 86) Compline. - ff. 86v-87 :
Antiphon on the Lord's Passion (Dum fabricator mundi mortis
supplicium...) - f. 87v: blank. - ff. 88-109v: Henricus Suso, Cent
meditations on the passion of Christ (Centii mediaciones passionis
domini). The German mystic Henricus Suso (c. 1300 - 1366)
wrote the Hundred Meditations (or Hundred Articles) in the form of short
prayers designed to inspire a spirit of devotion. Mystical
mystiq
CANONS OF WINDESHEIM, WITH HENRICUS
SUSO, ONE HUNDRED MEDITATIONS ON THE PASSION
OF CHRIST, AND OTHER PRAYERS
Latin illuminated manuscript on vellum, Netherlands, diocese of Utrecht
(Zwolle ?), 1470 - 1490. c. [iv + 152 + ii leaves] | 100 x c. 67 mm |
Collation: 111(10+1), 2-98, 10-116, 128, 1314, 1410, 15-178, 189
(101).1 Some original signature notations in lower right corners.
corners. Modern foliation in pencil in upper right corners.
corners.
- Written in dark brown ink with red headings in semi-Textualis
semi-Textualis Gothic script, capitals touched up in red.
- Hundreds of one-line initials in alternating blue and red capitals
alternating| hundreds of 2 to 6-line initials in blue and red
on red and blue filigree lines extending into the margins
margins| three illuminated initials of 6-8 lines in blue
on a gold background, with foliate decoration in the body of the letters
and red, antique pink and green foliate infills,
within solid borders| three 6-8-line historiated initials
lines in blue on a gold background, in full borders| the borders
consist of a rectangular outer frame in gold leaf,
filled with gold bezants, on a parchment background with small brown
brown dots in the shape of a "c", acanthus leaves in blue, gold
pink and red, green vines with berries, grapes and flowers in
flowers in gold, red, blue and brown.
- Very slight wear and vignettes, light brown spots (ff. 1-2,
10)| very slight loss of gold at lower right corners of ff. 47,
82 and upper left edge of f. 88| lower outer corner of parchment
parchment on f. 85| the whole has been trimmed at the edges during
binding, sometimes affecting the decoration| otherwise, the overall
generally in good, clean condition. - Bound in brown goatskin
19th or early 20th century, four-ribbed spine with gilt title,
leather showing signs of wear.
This attractive personal prayer book presents a fascinating
compilation of devotional prayers, probably written
for members of a religious house linked to the Augustinian Canons
Augustinian Canons Regular of Windesheim, in the Netherlands. This religious house
just outside Zwolle, was founded by followers of the Devotio
Devotio moderna - a spiritual movement born in the Netherlands
Netherlands with Geert Groote (1340 - 1384), who founded the Brothers
of common life. This movement emphasized intense
devotional practices and encouraged the use of personal
personal prayer books, such as the one we have here.
before us. A group of Groote's disciples adopted the Rule of
Augustine's Rule to found their own house in Windesheim (1386), which
until the Protestant Reformation at the end of the 16th century.
PROVENANCE
Probably for a member of the Augustinian Canons Regular
of Windesheim| A. Renaud, bookplate| Denmark, sale, 1935(?) :
indicated by a press clipping attached to the book from an unidentified
from an unidentified Danish sale, which describes the book in question,
with the pencil note "1935".
TEXT
- ff. 1-10v : Calendar, including numerous saints venerated
in the diocese of Utrecht: SS. Ponciani (in red, January 14),
Lebuini (June 25), Benigni (June 28), Frederick, bishop of Utrecht
(July 18), Werenfridi (August 14), Grégoire, bishop of Utrecht (August 25)
August), Willibrordi (in red, November 7), Lubini (in red, November 12), and Rabodi (in red, November 12).
November), and Rabodi (November 29). It also includes
special feasts for the Augustinians, including Monique the Widow (May 4)
the Translation of Saint Augustine to Pavia, Italy (February 28),
the Feast of Augustine (in red, August 28), the Octave of Saint Augustine
(September 4) and the Translation of the relics of Saint Augustine (October 11).
October). - ff. 11r/v : blank. - ff. 12-46v: Hours of the Virgin, customary
of the Augustinian Canons Regular of Wildesheim: (f. 12) Matins |
(f. 22v) Lauds| (f. 28v) Prime| (f. 31) Tierce| (f. 33) Sexte| (f. 35)
None| (f. 37) Vespers| (f. 41v) Compline. - ff. 47-54 : Seven psalms
of penitence. - ff. 54-58v : Litany. - ff. 59-73v: Office of the Dead:
(f. 59) Vespers| (60v) Matins| (70v) Lauds. - ff. 73v-76: Various prayers
prayers to the deceased. - ff. 76-81v : Nine lessons. - ff. 82-86v : Hours
of the Cross: (f. 82) Matins| (f. 83) Prime| (f. 83v) Terce| (f. 84v)
Sexte| (f. 85) None| (f. 85v) Vespers| (f. 86) Compline. - ff. 86v-87 :
Antiphon on the Lord's Passion (Dum fabricator mundi mortis
supplicium...) - f. 87v: blank. - ff. 88-109v: Henricus Suso, Cent
meditations on the passion of Christ (Centii mediaciones passionis
domini). The German mystic Henricus Suso (c. 1300 - 1366)
wrote the Hundred Meditations (or Hundred Articles) in the form of short
prayers designed to inspire a spirit of devotion. Mystical
mystiq