summary
Book of Hours in the Dutch translation by Geert Grote. Contains the Hours of the Eternal Wisdom, Grote's Dutch adaptation of Henricus Suso's Cursus de aeterna sapientia, part of the Horologium aeternae sapientiae
leaf dimensions : height (mm)
162
leaf dimensions : width (mm)
115
justification : height (mm)
92
justification : width (mm)
71
handNote
Benedictines of St. Catherine, Double convent (Zelwert), Selwerd near Groningen
note (deco)
decorated and pen-flourished initials, border decorationProbably copied by the Benedictines of St. Catherine, Double convent (Zelwert), Selwerd near Groningen
binding
Post-medieval binding
origDate : proposed date
c. 1470-1490
provenance
Acquired by Willem H.J. van Westreenen van Tielland (1783-1848) of The Hague. Date and way of acquisition unknown. Bequeathed to the State of the Netherlands, under the precondition of the foundation of a museum (founded in1852)
note (temp)
The Hague, MM : ms. 10 F 4
