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The Hague, KB, 74 G 3
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Contents:
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Book of Hours
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Place of origin, date:
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Leyden, Masters of Hugo Jansz. van Woerden (illuminator); c. 1490-1497
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Material:
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Vellum, ff. 112, 175x122 (80x68) mm, 19 lines, littera textualis, Binding: contemporary brown leather; blind panel stamped with date `1497'; clasps engraved `1497'
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Decoration:
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6 full-page miniatures (100/115x65/70 mm) with border decoration; 6 illustrations in the margin; decorated initials with border decoration (ff. 14r, 45r, 58r, 74v, 91v, etc.); all border decoration in Leyden style (late coarse variety of `Leyden-blue-acanthus'); 1penwork initial with pen-flourishes in Leyden style (f. 75r)
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Provenance:
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Purchased in 1909 as part of the collection of bookbindings of Anton W.M. Mensing (1866-1936) of Amsterdam (no. 7)
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Annotation:
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Utrecht calendar: besides the usual entries feasts in red include St. Jeroen, patron saint of Noordwijk (17 August). Leyden `spikyï script
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