Live auction - Lot 741
[Devotion]
Prayerbook in Latin and Dutch.
€ 350 / 500
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Lot description
[Low Countries, c. 1620]
Manuscript on paper, c. 23 x 18 cm, [49] ff. (incl. 3 blanks), written in red and black/brown ink within double ruled border (minor soiling).
Contemp. vellum, flat spine, remains of ties (f. 1 as pastedown). In good condition.
Very interesting collection of Latin and Dutch prayers, esp. ff. 17r-45r titled "Hier na volghen vele schoone ghebeden die de susters sullen moghen voorlesen den zieckenen als sij geheel crack sijn, end oock als sij in hun wyterste liggen", followed by the "Letanie van Loretten" (ff. 46r-47r). At the end a few "Schiet ghebedekens".
Prov. Catalogue cutting in French on front flyleaf. - A.P.M. de Kluijs, Tilburg (1905-1973), collection sold Utrecht 1974 (Collector’s stamp and armorial bookpl.).