Pracht-Manuskript, Stundenbuch / A gothic splendid book of hours with illuminations, wohl Brügge, Umfeld/ Werkstatt Vrelant, um 1460-1480 - Scope: red-brown maroquine binding, probably late 19th century, spine gilt and lettering, gilt edges, two layers of endpapers, 123 vols, recto and verso hand-inscribed parchment in Latin in black-brown and red ink, with gold-studded majuscules, 12 vols. Latin calendar in Flemish style sparsely filled, entries in black, main feasts written in red, e.g. St. George (April 23), St. John the Baptist (June 24), St. Mary Magdalene (June 24), St. John the Baptist (June 24), St. Mary the Baptist (June 24), St. John the Baptist (June 24), St. John the Baptist (June 24). June), Saint Mary Magdalene (July 22), Saint Laurentinus (August 10), handwritten entries/testament of Maximilien Turpin de Grusons, Knight of the Order of Our Lady of Carmel (from1670), advisor to the king and controller of the domain of Lille and Phalempin in Flanders, (probably 1634-1704),
Illustration: - 13 full-page miniatures, as was customary in Flanders, on inserted leaves, mostly blank on the reverse, probably painted by the workshop of the master Willem de Vrelant, the miniatures show the usual pictorial program in Bruges: Crucifixion, Miracle of Pentecost, Enthroned Mary with Christ Child, Annunciation, Visitation, Nativity, Annunciation of the Shepherds, Adoration of the Magi, Presentation in the Temple, Flight into Egypt, Bethlehem Infanticide, King David in Prayer, Raising of Lazarus, each framed by a typical workshop (three-sided) border of thorn leaves, acanthus and flowers, as well as a gold-dotted background,
- 1 small pièta miniature illustrating the Obsecro te (male form),
- 5 further small miniatures are depictions of the saints' suffragia: St. John the Baptist, St. Sebastian, St. Anthony the Great, St. Mary Magdalene, St. Catherine of Alexandria, St. Barbara,
- 88pp. text, with six-line ornate initials on a gold ground in mauve and opaque white, numerous two-line initials in gold, mauve, blue and opaque white, single-line initials throughout, in gold and blue, with black and red fleuronnée,
- 2 fol. blanco,
Contents: Calendar, Liturgy of the Hours to the Holy Cross, Liturgy of the Hours to the Holy Spirit, Office of the Virgin Mary, Penitential Psalms and Litany, Office of the Dead, Obsecro te and O intemerata, Suffragia,
especially in the calendar and the front part of the Officium, occasional handwritten additions to prayers, testamentary notes and entries on the date of death of Mr. Turpin von Gruson's family (e.g. dates of death: Mother, 1st wife and January 29, 1704 death of the gentleman himself, handwritten by daughter),
Format: sheet size: 17.6 : 12 cm, written mirror: 10 : 6 cm,
Provenance: probably from ca. 1650 Maximilien Turpin, until his death in 1704, then owned by his daughter Marie Antoinette (1682-1751), probably rebound in Antwerp in the 19th century (see signature on binding), in a German private collection for ca. 50 years,
Condition: good for age, the miniature of the Coronation of the Virgin is missing, loss of color and smudging, some miniatures have been restored, 1 leaf with a small, old restored hole, first and last leaf with heavy damage and missing leaf edge, binding slightly damaged and bumped
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Extent: red-brown maroquine binding, late 19th century, spine gilt and lettering, gilt edges, two layers of endpapers, 123 leaves, recto and verso hand-inscribed parchment in Latin in black-brown and red ink, with gold-studded majuscules, 12 leaves Latin calendar in Flemish style sparsely filled, entries in black, main feasts written in red, e.g. St. George (April 23), St. John the Baptist (June 24), Saint Mary Magdalene (July 22), Saint Laurentinus (August 10), handwritten entries/testament of Maximilien Turpin de Grusons, Knight of the Order of Our Lady of Carmel (from1670), advisor to the king and controller of the domain of Lille and Phalempin in Flanders, (probably 1634-1704),
Illustration: - 13 full-page miniatures, as was customary in Flanders, on inserted leaves, mostly blank on the reverse, probably painted by the (surroundings of the) workshop of master Willem de Vrelant, the miniatures show the usual pictorial program in Bruges: Crucifixion, Miracle of Pentecost, Enthroned Mary with Christ Child, Annunciation, Visitation, Nativity, Annunciation of the Shepherds, Adoration of the Magi, Presentation in the Temple, Flight into Egypt, Bethlehem Infanticide, King David in Prayer, Raising of Lazarus, each typically framed by the workshop, (three-sided) border of thorn leaves, acanthus and flowers, as well as a gold-dotted background,
- 1 small pièta miniature illustrating the obsecro te (male form),
- 5 further small miniatures are depictions of the saints' suffragia: St. John the Baptist, St. Sebastian, St. Anthony the Great, St. Mary Magdalene, St. Catherine of Alexandria, St. Barbara,
- 88 leaves text, with a six-line ornate initial on a gold ground in mauve and opaque white, numerous two-line initials in gold, mauve, blue and opaque white, single-line initials throughout, in gold and blue, with black or red fleuronnée,
- 2 leaf layer
Estim. 10,000 - 15,000 EUR