Manuscript 35 contains a commentary on Isaiah by Jerome (348 - 420). The manuscript was written in Ter Doest Abbey and dates back to 1484. It was copied by Antonius de Deckere (c. 1484-). The manuscript contains some illumination: red and blue embellished initials at the beginning of each book, two ornamental initials and two miniatures. On Folio 1v a miniature depicts Jerome as a cardinal with a lion at his feet. He is handing the manuscript over to Eustochium, daughter of Saint Paula, who is dressed like a Cistercian nun. The manuscript is dedicated to Eustochium. Folio 2r contains another miniature, an illustration of Isiah 6 verse 6 and 7. The border decoration features acanthus leaves with fruits and a kneeling abbot with staff and a coat of arms. This represents Henricus Keddekin, abbot of Ter Doest Abbey (d. 1492). At the bottom right corner of the page a kneeling Cistercian monk is depicted. The manuscript is bound in a seventeenth-century binding of the 'Campmans' type. [Summary by Sarah Vanroye]
Note
Folio 155v: '... anno mcccclxxxiiij quam fecit scribere dominus Henricus abbas xxvij de Thosan per manum fratris Anthonij de Deckere monachi eiusdem monasterij'. Op f. 2r wordt abt Keddekin afgebeeld met zijn wapenschild, een tweede figuur stelt vermoedelijk De Deckere voor
Topic general subdivision
Godsdienst
Material
Perkament (Wikidata Q226697)
Extent
158 ff.
Dimensions
35 x 25 cm
Decoration and binding
lombarden|Q28670094
Decoration and binding
gedecoreerde initialen|Q63872683
Decoration and binding
miniaturen|Q8362
Decoration and binding
randdecoratie
Decoration and binding
Campmansband (ca. 1625-1650)
Bibliographic references
De Poorter, A., Catalogue des manuscrits de la bibliothèque publique de la ville de Bruges (Catalogue général des manuscrits des bibliothèques de Belgique 2), Gembloux: Duculot, 1934
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Arnould, Alain, The art historical context of the library of Raphael de Mercatellis, Gent: Diss. doct. kunstgeschiedenis en oudheidkunde, 1992
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Busine, L. - Ludo Vandamme e.a., Besloten wereld, open boeken: Middeleeuwse handschriften in dialoog met actuale kunst, Tielt: Lannoo, 2002
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Hoste, Anselm. De handschriften van Ter Doest. Steenbrugge: Sint-Pietersabdij, 1993
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Isaac, M.T., Les livres manuscrits de l'Abbaye des Dunes d'après le catalogue du XVIIe siècle (Livre - Idées - Société 4), Verviers: Gason, 1984
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Le Loup, W. e.a., Vlaamse kunst op perkament: handschriften en miniaturen te Brugge van de 12de tot de 16de eeuw, Brugge: Stadsbestuur, 1981
Bibliographic references
van Belleghem, Doenja (ed.), De Duinenhandschriften : over de manuscripten van de cisterciënzerabdij Ten Duinen in het Grootseminarie Brugge en de Openbare bibliotheek Brugge, Brugge: Openbare Bibliotheek, 2016
Bibliographic references
Online catalogue description by Dr. Evelien Hauwaerts (Public Library Bruges). Online catalogusbeschrijving door Dr. Evelien Hauwaerts (Openbare Bibliotheek Brugge)
