Utrecht: Het Catharijneconvent (NL-Uc)

Museum Catharijneconvent - Museum voor Religieuze Kunst, Utrecht

From 1976 onwards the collections of the Bisschoppelijk Museum Haarlem and the Aartsbisschoppelijk Museum Utrecht are preserved in Het Catharijneconvent. Most of the liturgical manuscripts in Het Catharijneconvent form part of one of these two collections.

The museum is housed (as its name already shows) in the former Catharijne Convent van de Ridders van St Jan. It forms an architectonic unit with the Catharinakerk, the present cathedral.

Manuscripts

Aartbisschoppelijk Museum

* NL-Uc ABM 61, Graduale, 15th century, South-East-Netherland (?)
* NL-Uc ABM 62, Missal (winter part), probably from the Dom of Utrecht, early 13th century
* NL-Uc ABM 87, Ceremoniale, Mariakerk, Utrecht, 1515
* NL-Uc ABM 119, Missal, ca 1464, Joriskerk in Amersfoort

Bisschoppelijk Museum Haarlem

* NL-Uc BMH 7, Helmster Missale, 2nd half 12th century or ca 1200
* NL-Uc BMH 8, Missale Trajectense, 1486, from an Augustinian convent of the Windesheim Congregation, probably North Holland
* NL-Uc BMH 9, Evangelistarium and oath book, Mariakerk, Utrecht (11th century, oaths 16th century)
* NL-Uc BMH 11, Breviarium Romanum, winter part, 15th century
* NL-Uc BMH 18, Ritus baptizandi et ungendi infirmos, late 15th century
* NL-Uc BMH 20, Graduale-Sequentiarium of the Agnesklooster, Amsterdam, ca 1480-1500
* NL-Uc BMH 21, Graduale, ca 1500-1520, Agnesklooster in Hoorn (??)
* NL-Uc BMH 23, Graduale-Vesperale (secular cursus), 1563, probably for a women's convent dedicated to St Agnes
* NL-Uc BMH 24, Antiphonarium, summer part, early 16th century, for an Augustinian nun's convent
* NL-Uc BMH 25, Antiphonarium, secular cursus, late 16th century
* NL-Uc BMH 26, Antiphonarium, winter part, secular cursus, 15th century; once belonging to the Abdij van Berne
* NL-Uc BMH 27, Cistercian (?) antiphoner winter part, 1517-1519, Galilea minor near Monnikendam
* NL-Uc BMH 28, Hymnarius - Officium defunctorum - Sepultura sororum, late 15th century
* NL-Uc BMH 29, Antiphonae et cantica, 1604 (De Goede, p. XLIX)
* NL-Uc BMH 39, Processionale, used in the Buurkerk, Utrecht, ca 1450
* NL-Uc BMH 149, cantuale, ca 2nd half 16th century
* NL-Uc BMH Warm 92 H 1, Notated missal, early 15th century, from the Almkerk parish church

Oud Katholiek Museum

The collection of the Oud Katholiek Museum contains 4 manuscripts; nrs 1 and 2 are books of hours, late 15th century from 'O.R.K. Kerk in den hoek van St. Marie, Utrecht'.

* NL-Uc OKM 3, breviary of Beatrijs van Assendelft, Maria ter Zijl in Haarlem, ca 1485 (Golden Age nr 94; Genie ohne Namen nr. 58)
* NL-Uc OKM 4, Graduale Romanum Ultrajectense, 1605

In addition, there are a number of liturgical fragments in the Catharijneconvent.

Besides there are some imprints (nr 2: Missal, 1540, Antwerp; nr. 3: Passionale, winter part, 1478, Gouda; nr. 5: Antiphonarium romanum, 1700, Utrecht; nr. 8: Diurnale romanum, 1728, Plantyn, Antwerp; nr 18: Missale romanum, 1679, Plantyn, Antwerp; nr. 20: Missale romanum, 1677, Plantyn, Antwerp; nr 23)

Literature

Some of the liturgical manuscripts are described in Wüstefeld: Middeleeuwse Boeken van Het Catharijneconvent.

A catalogue of the BMH collection has been prepared by Bonaventura Kruitwagen o.f.m.: Catalogus ... van het Bisschoppelijk Museum te Haarlem.

For the books of Bavokerk in Haarlem: Wüstefeld: De boeken van de grote of Sint Bavokerk.


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