Collectie Soeterbeeck

Nijmegen, University Library, MS 457

(olim: Soeterbeeck IV 47)

[DATE]

Ca. 1525-30 (Kienhorst 77).

[ORIGIN]

See History.

[MATERIAL]

Parchment, 2+114+5 folios (paper flyleaves), 11,2 x 8,4 cm.

[DECORATION]

Decorated by the Brethren of the Common Life in Den Bosch.

[HISTORY]

The decoration of the manuscripts of the Soeterbeeck collection coming from the workshop of the friars in Den Bosch is usually associated with the convent of Onze-Lieve-Vrouw in de Hage (“Our lady in The Hague”) in Helmond. Profession formula of Sr Francisca de Loe of Helmond (ff. 13v-14r) and ownership mark by Sr. Maria Magdalena Verhoeven (front flyleaf 2r).

[CONTENTS]

ff. 1r-12v	Calendar
ff. 13r-14v	Profession formula of Francisca de Loe (later addition)
ff. 15r-67v	Office of the Virgin, with commemorations of the saints
ff. 68r-82r	Seven Penitential Psalms, with the Litany of the Saints
f. 82v	Seven Penitential Psalms, with the Litany of the Saints
ff. 83r-111r	Office of the Dead
ff. 111r-14r	Lessons for the daily commemoration of the dead
ff. 114r-v	Commendation of the Dead (incomplete)

Collectie Soeterbeeck

Nijmegen, University Library, MS 457

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