New York, Columbia University, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Western MS 116

stutzmann_horae 2026-09-11T17:40:52+02:00 1 733803 Manuscript https://heurist.huma-num.fr/heurist/?recID=733803&db=stutzmann_horae New York, Columbia University, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Western MS 116 2021-06-22 12:29:05 2025-05-20 13:05:34 Database Managers The book was made for Jean le Sauvage (1455-1518), lord of Esquobecques, and his wife, Jacqueline de Boulogne, lady of Le Maisnil, who are depicted in prayer in the miniature on f. 4; it then passed to their son, François le Sauvage. In 1991, it was in a private Dutch collection, and was presented by B. Van Dyck, acting as intermediary, to the city council of Grammont (see A. Schrever, "Koopt Geraardsbergen 16de-eeuws manuscript?" Het Volk, 1 March 1991) although efforts in this direction failed. Offered for sale by Les Enluminures in June 2017. Christie's London, 12 December 2018, not sold; acquired by private sale from Christie's on 19 December 2018. 742199 742212 Western MS 116 Latin (LA, LAT) French (FR, FRE) Book of hours, use of Rome 150 107 ff. 1r-v blank; 2-176v; 177r-v blank but for added names Bâtarde 15 large miniatures and 5 small miniatures mainly by the same person who copied the text: Jean Markant. 741518 1500 1500 1520 1520 100140643 parchment The manuscript was signed by the scribe and artist, Jean Markant, and dated 1 March "1502" (but, recte, 1503 using new style dating): "Ces heures furent escriptes et illumines par moy a tous indigne serviteur Jennin Markant, l'an 1502, le premier jour de mars." For three other books of hours signed by their one same scribe during this same time frame, see De Kesel 2001: the 3 books of hours signed by Iohannes de Bomalia in the early 16th century are: Vienna, ONB, Cod. 1897 (f. 58v, Perf. Io[Hannes] de Bomalia; the ms is dated to between 1503 and 1513); The Hague, Museum Meermanno-Westreenianum 10E3 (f. 223, Per hanskin de bomalia); pres. loc. unknown, formerly in the collection of Emmanuel Rodocanachi (f. 192v: Finis huius libri per me Hanskin de Bomalia; see Sotheby's, 23 June 1992, lot 93, pp. 122-127). Another book of hours, inscribed with the owner's name and address, by the scribe of the book in the regular book hand in a space at the end of matins is New York, New York Public Library, Manuscripts and Archives Division, NYPL MA 026, f. 46: "Ces heures sont a Janne la cavilliere demourant a paris assez prez de la port de baudez." See also New Haven, Yale University, Beinecke Library, Beinecke MS 689, a book of hours of the use of Bayeux, dated 1436 on f. 85. Lille http://ds.lib.berkeley.edu/WesternMS116_20 740185 1503-03-01 1503 3 1 738382 738587 738382 Record relationship https://heurist.huma-num.fr/heurist/?recID=738382&db=stutzmann_horae forTheUseOf | New York, Columbia University, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Western MS 116 <--> Roma 2022-05-18 18:26:49 2022-09-29 09:46:17 public 733803 10215 forTheUseOf 738587 Record relationship https://heurist.huma-num.fr/heurist/?recID=738587&db=stutzmann_horae createdIn | New York, Columbia University, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Western MS 116 <--> Lille 2022-05-19 09:36:37 2022-09-29 09:46:17 public 733803 37720 createdIn 3