NL-Au III* B 3

Ferial vesperale / profession of a sister, from a womens convent, probably in 's Hertogenbosch (the pen work is from this city); 16th century. Chants (psalms, antiphons etc.) in Latin, rubrics in Dutch.

Parchment; 33 folia; ca 34,5 x 23,5 cm; littera textualis; square notation on black staves.

Contents

1r: Sondaechs in die vesper [antiphons, psalms, hymn, versicle, Magnificat (without antiphon)]
4v: des maendaechs psalmen [psalm only]
5v: des dinsdaechs psalmen
6v: des woensdaechs psalmen
7v: des donderdaechs psalmen
11r: des vridaechs psalmen
12r: des saterdaechs in die vesper [antiphons and versicle]
15v: Ad completorium Converte nos ... Deus in adiutorium, psalma (under a small alleluia-antiphon, f. 16v); hymn Te lucis, chapter, Nunc dimittis (Simeons lofsanck) under ant. Salva nos, Kyrie-litany, prayers etc.
18r: Daer nae so salmen singhen onser liever vrouwen lof naden loop van den tijt.

Then follow hymns, Nunc-dimittis-antiphonc etc. for Complines of several parts of the liturgical year
18r-v: Den irsten saterdach ende sondach inden advente ot corsavont excluyse ad completorium alheel als boven behalven dat hie nae sal volghen. Hymnus Veni redemptor gentium ...
26r: empty staves

27r: In cledinghe professie ofte beslutinghe vander susteren alsmen se afhaelt hymnus Ihesu corona virginum ...
27v: In cledinghe hymnus Veni creator spiritus ...
28r: In professie ofte beslutinghe ant. Veni sancte spiritus ...
28v: In cledinghe of professie met beslutinge oft sonder beslutinge resp. Regnum mundi ...
29r: In beslutinge of wielinge alleenick resp. Induit me dominus ...
etc.
31v: Te Deum (fully notated)

Literature

Bibl. der Univ. v. Amsterdam: Catalogus der Handschriften vol. VII, cat.nr. 1515.