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Very interesting survey by a well-informed person on the government (structures and functions)
and legislation of the Southern Netherlands, including the ecclesiastical structures. Chap. 12 of the
last part is titled “De l’Université de Louvain” (11 pp.). On one f. there is a reference to “l’année
courante 1730”.
~ Extra-illustrated copy ~
874 [Liturgical music]
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Antiphonary
. [France? Low Countries?, c. 1500?], manuscript on vellum, c.
37 x 26 cm, old thoroughly repaired blindruled embossed calf over wood (rebacked), remains of
orig. blindstamped covers with lozenge-shaped blindstamped roll expertly pasted on, spine on 4
raised bands, metal central and corner pcs (4 on front cover, 2 fore-edge corner pcs only on lower
cover), metal clasps and catches on leather tongues (1 clasp gone), cloth markers, 199 ff. (incl. final
blank; some minor traces of use, last ff. soiled and wormed), 4-line staves with neumes, gothic
textura in black and red ink. In good condition.
Cfr. ill.
€ 2000/2500
Antiphonary (inc. at beginning) with hymns for various saints (i.a. Michael). With red and blue
initials, as well as black initials on a yellow background.
Extra-illustrated
(19th c.?)
with 9 large
painted monastical & bible scenes
with heavy colours covering partly the orig. text, and with
penwork extending into the margin. Later manuscript addition on f. 198r-v.
875 [Liturgical prayers]
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[JOHN OF FÉCAMP O.S.B.]
- “Devote Missarum preparationes atque
gratiaru(m) actiones”. [Low Countries?, 16th c.?], Latin manuscript on paper, c. 17,5 x 11,5 cm, mod.
half morocco, marbl. covers (worming in blank bottom corner, top corner of last f. repaired), [15] ff.
(lacking final f. with 2 prayers), written in black ink within ruled border. In good condition.
€ 150/200
Well-written ms. of a collection of liturgical prayers (Inc. “Summe sacerdos et vere pontifex”), often
ascribed to St Ambrose or St Augustine, but now attributed to the Italian-Norman Benedictine John
of Fécamp (d. 1079). It is here followed by “Oratio (...) ad honorem quinque plagarum christi”
(prayers 4-5 lacking). Titles rubricated; penwork initials in red, green and brown.
~ Witte Nonnen Convent Hasselt ~
876 [Liturgy - Hasselt]
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Psalterium
, Middle Dutch. [Limburg, 15th c.], manuscript on vellum, c.
13,6 x 10 cm, perfect cont. blindstamped calf, covers with blind ruled lozenge decoration patterns,
circular (IHS) and square (lion) stamps, and small circles with clovers (?), spine on 3 raised bands,
metal clasps and catches, yellow edges, vellum endpapers and flylvs, 224 ff. (incl. 7 blank ff.),
written in black/brown and red ink, 22 ll. within ruled writing area.
Cfr. ill.
€ 8000/10000
Contents:
Calendar (6 ff.) with Franciscans saints (4 October “St franciscus ons heilige vad(er)”),
and, in a later hand (?) “Sinte quintinus (...) patroe(n)”; Psalterium (216 ff., incl. 5 blanks) with at
the end, in other hands “Dit es een schoen ghebedeken totten weerdighen heileghen sacramente”,
“Noch totten heileghen sacramente”, “Dit gebet sprac St. Gregorius”, and a prayer to the Virgin.
Decoration
: rubricated throughout in red and blue; numerous 1- or 2-line initials in red and blue;
some larger initials;
nice 5-line initial in blue and red penwork
extending into the margin and with
green, yellow and red decoration;
nice 8-line initial in red and blue with fine penwork decoration
.
Provenance
: at bottom of 1st text f. “dit boeck hoert toe de(n) besloete(n) sustere(n) te hasselt | te
s(an)c(t)e(n) catherine(n) dael geheite(n)”, i.e. the Witte Nonnen convent of the Hasselt Franciscan
Nuns; on verso of front flyleaf some pencil names of later owners: “Zerezo de Tejada” [Laakdal],
and “B[ar]on André d’Otreppe de B[ouvette] | Cierreux” [1913-2006].
877 [Liturgy - Maastricht/Hasselt]
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Prayerbook
, Middle Dutch. [Limburg, 1st half 16th c.],
manuscript on vellum and paper, c. 14,4 x 9,8 cm, very nice and clear cont. panelstamped calf over
wood (sl. rubbed), covers with
panel stamp of St. Servatius with Maastricht stars
, spine on 4
raised bands, metal clasps and catches, 24 vellum ff. bound among 436 paper ff. (incompl. at end),