Walters Ms. W.782, Van Alphen Hours Calendar Hours of the Virgin Hours of the Eternal Wisdom Mass of the Virgin Mass of the Holy Spirit Mass of the Dead Short Hours of the Holy Spirit Hours of the Cross Seven Penitential Psalms and Litany Office of the Dead Suffrages Prayers for Communion Prayers to Mary and Christ Book of Hours artist Master of Catherine of Cleves workshop Principal cataloger Marrow, James Principal cataloger Walters Art Museum curatorial staff and researchers since 1934 Cataloger Dutschke, Consuelo Cataloger Herbert, Lynley Cataloger Valle, Chiara Editor Herbert, Lynley Editor Noel, William Copy editor Dibble, Charles Contributor Bockrath, Diane Contributor Boot, Christine Contributor Emery, Doug Contributor Noel, William Contributor Pizzinato, Riccardo Contributor Tabritha, Ariel Contributor Toth, Michael B. Conservator Owen, Linda Conservator Quandt, Abigail The Walters Art Museum

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 This Dutch book of hours was made for a female patron, possibly pictured on fol. 109r, in the mid-fifteenth century. Originally richly illuminated by the workshop of the Master of Catherine of Cleves, the manuscript now lacks all of its full-page miniatures, although the eight surviving historiated initials speak to its original grandeur. Its rebinding in the seventeenth century resulted in the loss of several folios and the reordering of many of the texts. While the catalog description here remains faithful to the order of the texts as they appear today, an attempt has been made within the individual parts to reconstruct the original layout of the manuscript. Baltimore The Walters Art Museum W.782 The primary language in this manuscript is Dutch; Flemish. 1r - 240v Book of Hours Incomplete; bound out of original sequence with losses: two flyleaves excised before fol. 1; Short Hours of the Holy Spirit lacks two leaves with beginning of Matins before fol. 47, one leaf with the end of Prime and beginning of Terce excised before fol. 51, and four leaves with the end of Vespers and Compline excised before fol. 109 artist 3r - 14v Calendar Januarius Calendar for Use of Utrecht; full; graded in red and black Notable in calendar: fol. 12v: Die elven dusent maechden (October 20) 15r - 22v 23r - 30v 31r - 38v 39r - 46v 52r - 56v 60r - 67v Hours of the Virgin Here du salste opdoen mine lippen Text has been scrambled; correct order as follows: fols. 15r-22v, 60r-67v, 39r-46v, 31r-38v, 23r-30v, and 52r-56v 57r - 59v 68r - 91r Hours of the Eternal Wisdom Hier beginnt die ghetide der wijsheit Mine siele heuet die begheert inder nacht 91v - 99v Mass of the Virgin Hier beghint onser liever vrouwen misse. Salve sancta parens enixa. Ues ghegruet heilighe moeder 99v - 104r Mass of the Holy Spirit Hier beghint die misse vanden heilighen gheest Des heren gheest 104r - 108r Mass of the Dead Die siel misse beghint Ghif hem here ruste 47r - 51v 201r - 208v Short Hours of the Holy Spirit Hier beghinnen die ghetide vanden heilighen gheest (fol. 108v) Incomplete; text originally followed fol. 108, as rubric is found on fol. 108v; lacks two leaves from the beginning of Matins before fol. 47, one leaf with the end of Prime and beginning of Terce after fol. 50, and four leaves with the end of Vespers and Compline, which originally preceded fol. 109 109r - 112v 209r - 216v 217r - 232v Hours of the Cross Hier beghinnen die lange cruces tiden Here ihu xpe leuende godes Text has been scrambled: correct order is as follows: fols. 109r-112v, 217r-232v, and 209r-216v 113r - 120v 185r - 199v Seven Penitential Psalms and Litany Here in dijnre verbolghenheit 137r - 140v 145r - 152v 153r - 160v 161r - 168v 169r - 176v 177r - 184v 200r - 200v Office of the Dead Mi hebben omme beuanghen Text has been scrambled; the correct order is as follows: fols. 200r-v, 177r-184v, 169r-176v, 161r-168v, 153r-160v, 145r-152v, and 137r-140v 129r - 133r 140v - 144v Suffrages Vander heiligher drieuoldicheit. (fol. 140v) O Ewighe heilighe drieuoldicheit (fol. 140v) Suffrages in original order as follows: fol. 140v: the Trinity; fol. 141v: Mary; fol. 142v: Peter; fol. 143r: Augustine; fol. 144r: Martin; fol. 144v and 129r: Jerome; fol. 129r: Nicholas; fol. 129v: Barbara; fol. 130v: All Saints 121r - 123v 133r - 136v Prayers for Communion Een ynnich ghebet nae der ontfangnisse des heilighen sacraments. Ic dancke di heilighe here Text is scrambled; correct order and contents are as followed: fols. 133r-134r: Een ynnich ghebet nae der ontfangnisse des heilighen sacraments (Ic dancke di heilighe here); fols. 134r-135r: Nae der ontfangnisse ghebet (Ic dancke di heer); fol. 135r-v: Nae der ontfangnisse (O wijsheit des vaders); fols. 135v-136r: Na der ontfangnisse een ynnich ghebet (Ic danke di goddienstighe); fols. 136r-v and 121r-v: Nae der ontfangnissen. Ghebet. (O here, ihesu xpriste, lof si dijnre); fols. 121v-122r: Nae der ontfangnisse ghebet (O here, ihesu xpriste, die alle tijt); fols. 122r-123r: Nader intfangnisse een ghebet. (Alre gheminde ende); fol. 123r-v: Nae der ontfangnisse ghebet. (O lieve here) 123v - 128v 233r - 240r Prayers to Mary and Christ Van onser liever vrouwen ghebet O Maria, heilighe moeder Fols. 123v-126r: to Mary: Van onser liever vrouwen ghebet (O Maria, heilighe moeder); fols. 126r-128v, and 233r-235r: on the five sorrows of Mary: No rubric (Doe onse vrouwe); fols. 235r-238r: "Eight verses of St. Bernard" with Collects and Indulgence of Gherardus of Hildesheim: Men leset in sancte bernardus leven dat die duvel tot hem seide dat hi achte versen wiste inden salter, so wie die daghelics lese, die en solde niet verdoemt werden. Doe sie sancte Bernaert begheerde te weten, doe seide hi dat hi se hem nummer segghen en solde. Doe sprac sancte Bernaert. Ic weet wel hoe ic se segghen sal. Ic sal den salter alle daghe lesen, so segge ic ummer dese versen. Doe die duvel dat hoerde, op dat hi soe vele goets niet en dede, so seide hi hem dese versen die hier begrepen sijn onder dese collecten, die Gherardus die bisscop van hildesen gheset hevet. Ende gaf al den ghenen die se devotelic lesen van een yeghelike collect viertich daghe oflaets. Int iaer ons heren m.ccc. ende neghen ende tachtich. Collect. (O aelmachtighe schynsel); fols. 238r-239r: to Christ: Een ynnich ghebet tot onseren heren ihesum (Was ghegruet, heilighe coninc); fol. 239r-v: to Mary: Recordare virgo maria (Ghedencke, o moeder); fols. 239v-240r: Dictum of St. Augustine: Sanctus Augustinus seit. (Wat salstu inden daghe)

Thin to medium-weight smooth vellum

 Foliation: ii+240+ii14.5 11.0 8.0 5.7 Two paper flyleaves on either end; fols. 1 and 2 are blank, but foliated; paginated in pencil on bottom right corners (rectos) and bottom left corners (versos); modern pencil foliation upper right corners, rectos (used here)

1(8,-1,-2), 2-6(8) 7(6,-1), 8-13(8), 14(10,-1), 15(8,-1,-2,-3,-4), 16-31(8) None None Gatherings mostly of eight leaves, bound out of original sequence; quires begin on fols. 1(1), 7(2), 15(3), 23(4), 31(5), 39(6), 47(7), 52(8), 60(9), 68(10), 76(11), 84(12), 92(13), 100(14), 109(15), 113(16), 121(17), 129(18), 137(19), 145(20), 153(21), 161(22), 169(23), 177(24), 185(25), 193(26), 201(27), 209(28), 217(29), 225(30), 233(31)

 Vertical and horizontal framing lines; ruled in brown ink Ownership notes on fol. 240v added in the seventeenth century Gothic bookhand; added notes fol. 240r-v in different hand and script; see part for details (personal cursive script) Historiated initial fol. 15r; originally preceded by a full-page miniature, now missing Historiated initial fols. 57r and 58r; fol. 57 originally preceded by a full-page miniature, now missing Historiated initial fol. 92r; originally preceded by a full-page miniature, now missing Historiated initial fol. 99v Full-page miniature and/or historiated initial likely missing along with beginning of text Historiated initial fol. 109r Historiated initial fol. 113r; originally preceded by a full-page miniature, now missing Historiated initial fol. 200r; originally preceded by a full-page miniature, now missing No full-page miniatures extant, evidence suggests that they were inserted separately at major text divisions (preceding text on fols. 15, 57, 92, 113, and 200); remaining images are historiated initials, all of which adorn incipits for major text divisions, with the only exception being the Hours of the Eternal Wisdom, which has a secondary, smaller initial at Matins; five ten-line historiated initials (fols. 15r, 57r, 109r, 113r, and 200r) with border decoration of foliage, insects, animals, and grotesques; three six-line historiated initials (fols. 58r, 92r, 99v); two and four-line initials in gold on red and blue grounds with a vertical bar in left margins; one-line initials throughout in blue on red pen flourishes and gold on purple pen flourishes; large-scale border objects comprising pea-pods with golden peas (fol. 58r), shells and mussels including a cockle-shell with a lead pilgrim's badge of St. James (fol. 113r); most pages with borders of ink sprays with green and gold leaves; text written in black ink with capitals stroked in red and portions underlined in red; rubrics in red, text in black ink Initial "H" with the Apocalyptic Virgin and Child Hours of the Virgin: Matins Historiated initial "H," 10 lines Initial "M" with the Blessing Savior Hours of the Eternal Wisdom: Incipit Historiated initial "M," 11 lines Initial "H" with the Sudarium with the face of Christ Hours of the Eternal Wisdom: Matins Historiated initial "H," 6 lines Initial "W" with the Tiburtine Sibyl and the vision of the Ara coeli Mass of the Virgin: Incipit Historiated initial "W," 6 lines Initial "D" with the Dove of the Holy Spirit Mass of the Holy Spirit: Incipit Historiated initial "D," 5 lines Initial "H" with the Man of Sorrows, with praying Donatrix Hours of the Cross: Matins Historiated initial "H," 10 lines

The inscription on the scroll reads "Miserere mei deus," or "Have mercy on me, O God."

 Initial "H" with souls cast into Hellmouth Seven Penitential Psalms: Incipit Historiated initial "H," 10 lines Initial "M" with two souls kneeling in prayer in Purgatory Office of the Dead: Incipit Historiated initial "M," 10 lines

Seventeenth-century Dutch brown calf with gilt over pasteboard; marbled pastedowns

 Middle of the 15th century CE Northern Netherlands Made for unidentified fifteenth-century patron (possibly the woman kneeling in the Man of Sorrows initial on fol. 109r) Member of the Sashers family (cursive notes of births from 1605 to 1610 on fols. 240r and 240v) Van der Feer Lader, no. 83 (bookplate inside upper cover) Ph. J. van Alfen, Doorn, Netherlands (bookplate first flyleaf) Sale, Sotheby's, December 6, 1971, lot 54 Walters Art Museum purchase, 1971 Relevant Works Nederlandse Primitieven uit Nederlands Particulier Bezit. Laren: Singer Museum, 1961, p. 28, cat. no. 128, fig. 48. Boon, K.G. "Nieuwe gegevens over de Meester van Katharina van Kleef en zijn atelier," Bulletin van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Oudheidkundige Bond, 6th series, 17, 1964, cols. 241-254. Randall, Lilian. "Pea-Pods and Molluscs from the Master of Catherine of Cleves Workshop." Apollo 100 (1974): pp. 372-379. Baumeister, A. "Die Borduren des Stundenbuches der Katharina van Lochorst." Westfalen 54 (1976): pp. 23-44. Calkins, R.G. "Parallels between Incunabula and Manuscripts from the Circle of the Master of Catherine of Cleves." Oud Holland 92 (1978): pp. 137-160. Scillia, D.G. "A Late Work from the Circle of the Master of Catherine of Cleves: The 'Seven Days of Creation' from the Bible of Henri de Cherauz (Brussels, B.R. Ms. 9158-67)." Oud Holland 92 (1978): p. 4. Wieck, Roger S. Time Sanctified: The Book of Hours in Medieval Art and Life. New York: George Braziller, 1988, pp. 100-101, fig. 69 (fol. 113r), p. 221, cat. no. 110 Booton, Diane. "Manuscript Sleuthing: Discoveries of a Curator." The Walters Monthly Bulletin 48, no. 2 (1995): p. 4. Korteweg, Anne S. "Der Meister der Katharina von Kleve: Einzelgenie oder Arbeitsgemeinschaft?" In Das Stundenbuch der Katharina von Kleve: MS M.917 und MS M.945 The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York. Gütersloh: Faksimile Verlag, 2009, pp. 251-286. Priem, Rob, et al. The Hours of Catherine of Cleves: Devotion, Demons and Daily Life in the Fifteenth Century. New York: The Morgan Library & Museum, 2009, p. 46 (fol. 192r), pp. 196-197, cat. no. 28 (fol. 113r) Bagnoli, Martina. The Medieval World. Baltimore: Walters Art Museum, 2011, pp. 117 (fol. 113r), 193. Art Medicine Museum Poetry Script Muhammad, the Prophet Kashmiri Horses Walters Art Museum Document Astrology Devotion History Legal Literature -- Poetry Literature -- Prose Liturgy Philosophy Science Science -- Medicine Scripture Sufism Theology Mineralogy Logic Geography Geomancy Cosmology Cartography Fortune-telling Koran Qur`an Firman Palimpsest Prayer Bible Gospels Psalter Missal Lectionary Book of Hours Antiphonary Homilary Processional Horologion Breviary Hymnal Chronicle Maghreb Sub-Saharan (West) Africa Turkey Afghanistan Central Asia Egypt England India Iran Iraq Pakistan Germany France Austria Netherlands Ethiopia Armenia Flanders Greece Mamluk Mughal Ottoman Ottonian Armenian Byzantine Abbasid Qajar Rajput Christian Arabic Austrian Dutch Egyptian Fatimid German Indian Islamic Persian Safavid Timurid Turkish Umayyad English French Flemish Ethiopian Carolingian Calligraphy Colophon Headpiece Illumination Illustration Medallion Miniature Ornament Painting Early Abbasid script Ragini Romanesque Gothic Watermark Grotesques Historiated initial Inhabited initial White-vine lettering Textura Batarda Humanistic Uncial Accordion book Album Book Codex Manuscript Heraldry Saint's Life Drawing Grisaille Binding New Abbasid style Musical notation Russia Romania Charter Russian Genealogy Mass book Prayer book Gospel Lectionary Psalter-Hours Treatise Grammar Gloss Pontifical Private devotional text Gradual Protective scroll Scroll 10th century 11th century 12th century 13th century 14th century 15th century 16th century 17th century 18th century 19th century 20th century 8th century 9th century Block book Caroline minuscule Central Arab lands (Near East) Chart English secretary hand Kufic Gothic book hand Original binding Treasure binding Gospel Book Spanish Spain Italian Italy Coptic Scrapbook American United States Maryland Historical Society Friendship book Friendship Biography Liturgical Devotional Scriptural Theological Legal Historical Scientific Scientific -- Medical Literary -- Prose Literary -- Poetry Philosophical Astrological Sufi English Christian Codex Illumination Manuscript Walters Art Museum Dutch Book of Hours Historiated initial Textura Netherlands 15th century Devotion Binding Book