1748 - 1874 MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS
= Deed of transport in which Arien Antonissoon and his wife Catharina Jan Willemsdochter, declared owners of a tract of land in Overeind van Jutphaes, pass the land onto their brother-in-law Aert Janssoon.
76 1809 Lot of 19 miscell mainly manuscript documents 
= Includes a document concerning the "heerelijckheijt van Ter Brugghen gehouden te leene vande heerelijckheijt van Aa" (17th cent.); a very large, ornate notarial deed on vellum for providing a security of £2000 with interest regarding (the purchase of?) land in Ashwell, county Rutland (1725, names mentioned: John Hanbury, Ralph Bromfield, Benjamin Hoare); the testament of Amsterdam residents Cesar Tronchin and Louise de Roussillon on each others behalf (1718) and a deed of transport for a meadow "onder Tolsteeg en Klein Kovelswade onder de gemeente Utrecht" (1845).
76/1810 Maritime history The Raid on the Medway 
76/1810 Maritime history The Raid on the Medway 
- Sl. browned and frayed along edges; outer margin sl. waterstained.
= Curious manuscript document dated "Londres le 24e Junij 1667". It contains a contemporary account of the Dutch naval attack during the second Anglo-Dutch war on the English fleet starting on June 19th and their sailing up the river Medway to Chatham. The sentiment is not anti-English or anti-Dutch. It concludes with the latest news received on the morning of June 24th, not mentioning the outcome. The account also mentions the possible delay on the Treaty of Breda and the subsequent demand of Charles II for the envoy of St. Albans to locate Louis XIV and ensure the peace within the month. On paper with the watermark of the coat of arms of Amsterdam (Laurentius 81) dating it 1666. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXX.
76 1811 Maritime history Tromp C 1629 1691 
- Sm. tears in 2 folds in text.
= Interesting manuscript letter in which Cornelis Tromp grants Carl Ouglas (envoy to "overste lieutenant Bielke Stern") uninterrupted passage as carrier of a letter for Karl IX, king of Sweden. The letter was sent during the "Schoonse Oorlog" and just one month after the Battle for Öland in which the Dutch fleet was victorious. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXI.
= The Meder family was a rich merchant family from Amsterdam that started the distillery "De Zwaan". Pater familias J.J. Meder bought the heerlijkheid Knapenburg in Heemstede in 1831 and a large part of the archive consists of the documents concerning the estate. Including several letterpress documents dated between 1845-1860 concerning the son J.J. Meder and his appointments in Indonesia (also including a manuscript document "Geheim Politiek Verslag Keboemen", dated between 1840-1850).
76 1813 Medicine Suringar G C B 1802 1874 
76 1813 Medicine Suringar G C B 1802 1874 
- Backstrip sl. rubbed; corners sl. worn.
76 1814 Medieval manuscripts Book of Hours 
76 1814 Medieval manuscripts Book of Hours 
76 1814 Medieval manuscripts Book of Hours 
76 1814 Medieval manuscripts Book of Hours 
76 1814 Medieval manuscripts Book of Hours 
- Lacks 8 lvs. (possibly (at least) 4 miniatures): first 3 lvs. to the hours of the Virgin; first leaf to the hours of the Cross; first leaf to the Penitential Psalms; first leaf to the Vigil of the Dead and 2 other lvs; contemp. owner's entry on verso final leaf: "Jacobis Pietersz van Dijck hoert dit boek toe 1440 den 1 August vereet (?) van Jan Goesman (?)"; two 16th century owner's entries on recto 2nd leaf: "int jaer dusent vijf hondert ende dertien sterf baeef lambertsz. dochter op die XV dach in september bid voer hoer siele om godes willen. Dit boeck hoert toe duif lambertz dochter" and "int jaer ons heren dusent vijf hondert ende vieren twintich sterf duif lamberts dochter op die VIII dach in januaris bid voer hoer sieel om godes willen"; two curious 17th cent. prints of people in costume on both pastedowns; several curious cut out woodcut letters and a coat of arms (cut out from other works) mounted on prelim. lvs. (incl. a ms. initial "A"). Hinges broken (loosely holding on cords); vellum severely darkened.
= A lovely book of hours probably compiled for an Augustinian nun in the diocese of Utrecht. Contains the hours of the Virgin, the hours of the Cross, Penitential Psalms, Vigil of the Dead and other prayers. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXI.
76 1815 Medieval manuscripts Book of Hours 
76 1815 Medieval manuscripts Book of Hours 
76 1815 Medieval manuscripts Book of Hours 
76 1815 Medieval manuscripts Book of Hours 
76 1815 Medieval manuscripts Book of Hours 
- (Sl.) waterstained in (blank) margin(s), second half of the work worse; (sl.) fingersoiled, mostly at opening and final lvs. of each Hour; some loss of pigment and ink; leaf 46 w. sm. burnhole in text. The manuscript was rebound in modern vellum over boards and w. new endpapers, in the process probably cut short in its outer blank margins, this is proved by the absence of puncture marks used for ruling and visible in the pen flourished borders.
= CONTENTS: Utrecht calendar, probably for the Northern part of the medieval diocese of Utrecht. Saints mentioned in red ink include Poncian (14 Jan.), Agnes (21 Jan.), Philip and Jacob (1 May), Pancreas (12 May), Servaes (13 May), Bonifaes (5 June), Odulphus (12 June), Lebuinus (25 June and 12 Nov.), Martin (4 July), Laurentius (10 Aug.) and Remigius and Bavo (1 Oct.), absent are Metranus (31 Jan.) Jeroen (17 Aug.) and Adalbert (25 June); Hours of the Virgin for the use of Rome; the Short Hours of the Cross; the Penitential Psalms and Litany and the Office of the Dead (shortened version). Furthermore, the manuscript contains a few prayers of St. Francis, prayers to read before, during and after receiving the First Communion and two prayers to the Virgin and private guardian angel "Van dinen eighen enghel". Interestingly the Hours of the Eternal Wisdom are absent. The manuscript appears to be complete, no indications of cuttings were found.
DECORATION: Opening of the Hours of the Virgin, Hours of the Cross and Penitential Psalms indicated with an 8-line capital in blue, together with border around text heightened with gold and provided with intricate marginal decoration in black pen and ink and paint in various colours, occasionally heightened with gold; opening of the Office of the Dead indicated by an 8-line capital in blue with pen flourishes in green and red inside capital and in margins; thirteen 3-line "lombarde"-style capitals in blue with red pen flourishes in the Hours of the Virgin and Hours of the Cross. Contains a curious annot. by an 18th century owner ("dit boek hoort toet Arij (?) Willemse van Heijningen") stating on f.94v "38 prenten anno 1749", perhaps referring to later added images (woodcuts or engravings?), but these "prenten" are not present. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXII.
76/1816 Medieval manuscripts Book of Hours 
76/1816 Medieval manuscripts Book of Hours 
76/1816 Medieval manuscripts Book of Hours 
76/1816 Medieval manuscripts Book of Hours 
76/1816 Medieval manuscripts Book of Hours 
76/1816 Medieval manuscripts Book of Hours 
76/1816 Medieval manuscripts Book of Hours 
76/1816 Medieval manuscripts Book of Hours 
76/1816 Medieval manuscripts Book of Hours 
- Lacks parts of trece, sext, none and vespers to the Hours of the Virgin (and 3 full-page miniatures), a part of the Hours of the Holy Cross (and probably a full-page miniature); bookblock loose; a few miniatures occas. w. small pigment losses; some smudging to border decoration; gilding often turned white. A fine and well preserved manuscript with bright colours and gilding.
= CONTENTS: Parisian calendar, important Parisian saints mentioned in gold; Gospel Lessons; prayers (Obscero te/ O Intermerata); Hours of the Virgin for the use of Rome (lacks parts of sext, terce, none and vespers); Penitential Psalms and Litany; prayers; part of the Hours of the Cross [first part of text probably missing]; Hours of the Holy Spirit; Fifteen Joys of the Virgin and prayers.
DECORATION: MINIATURES (in order of appearance) 1. The Annunciation; 2. The Visitation (Mary meets St. Elisabeth); 3. The Nativity; 4. The Adoration of the Magi; 5. The coronation of Mary by an angel; 6. David at prayer; 7. The Pentecost (the Holy Spirit descends upon Mary and the apostles); 8. A funeral service in a church and 9. Mary and the Christ-child w. female patron. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXII.
76 1817 Medieval manuscripts Leaf from a Bible 
- Paper traces of former tipping-in in inner corners; sm. cut in inner blank margin.
= Leaf from Psalm 118, lines 134-153. Delicate penwork.
76 1818 Medieval manuscripts Leaf from a Book of Hours 
76 1818 Medieval manuscripts Leaf from a Book of Hours 
- Two sm. holes in inner blank margin from former binding.
76/1819 Medieval manuscripts Leaf from a Book of Hours 
76/1819 Medieval manuscripts Leaf from a Book of Hours 
- Initial on recto trifle smudged; some fingersoiling in corners; verso w. 2 sm. pieces of sellotape (?) in upper corners, sl. shining through on recto.
76/1820 Medieval manuscripts Leaf from a Book of Hours 
- Some mouldy spots on verso.
76/1821 Medieval manuscripts Calendar leaf from a Book of Hours 
= Showing the calendar leaf for June w. "S. Barnabe", "S. Jehan baptiste" and "S. Pierre S. Pol" heighthened in gold (St. Eloy not heightened in gold).
76 1822 Medieval manuscripts Leaf from a Book of Hours 
76 1822 Medieval manuscripts Leaf from a Book of Hours 
- Lacks a portion of the lower inner corner; partly waterstained; some loss of paint and gold.
= The scripts seems to have been influenced by the round Italian Rotunda script, visible in the roundness of the bows (i.a. in the letters b and o), the use of Uncial and Half-Uncial d and the absence of serifs on the feet of the letters at the baseline (letters m and n). However, the script keeps some of the distinct features of the Northern Textualis, like the extending of the second leg of the h beneath the baseline and the bifurcation of the top of the ascenders (i.a. the letters d, l and b). This suggests that the work could have been written in Ghent or Bruges, since these towns were important as international trade markets and large numbers of i.a. Italians were living there in the 15th and 16th century. The Italian Rotunda was widely appreciated and copied there, although often some features of Northern Textualis where, by error or preference, still used (see i.a. Derolez, Palaeography of Gothic Manuscript Books).
76/1823 Medieval manuscripts Leaf from a Book of Hours 
76/1823 Medieval manuscripts Leaf from a Book of Hours 
- Some smudging in marginal decoration on verso; verso w. 2 sm. pieces of sellotape (?) in upper corners.
= With an 8-line manuscript addition of a Collect in Latin by a later owner in a littera humanistica with a two-line initial in blue on a red field, heightened w. white and gold. Interesting marginal decoration in the so-called "bonte stijl", typical of the diocese Utrecht, but restricted to one margin instead of "krullen vervolgens rond dunne horizontale staven in de boven- en ondermarge" (Korteweg, A.S. Kriezels, aubergines en takkenbossen, p.37).
76/1824 Medieval manuscripts Leaf from a Book of Hours 
76/1824 Medieval manuscripts Leaf from a Book of Hours 
76/1825 Medieval manuscripts Leaf from a Book of Hours 
= Showing the incipit to the Hours of the Holy Spirit.
76/1826 Medieval manuscripts Leaf from a Missal 
- With the usual scuffing and soiling due to previous use as part of a later binding; w. 17th century owner's entries in lower right corner.
- Stained in left blank margin.