2910 - 2989 MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS
= Mostly legal advice by scholars connected to various Dutch (high) courts. Subject matters include the lawful use of a trademark in twain production; the legitimacy of taxing property held in a trust; the question whether alimony should be paid by a converted Jew to his - still Jewish - ex-wife; a settlement request by the suspended Drost of Gorinchem in a case of corruption; technicalities in a criminal procedure (incomplete summons, faulty procedural registration, refusal to hand out a copy of the verdict, no due process), the legal position of illegitimate vs. legitimate children as heirs, inheritance allocation of someone having died intestate in or en route to the East- or West-Indies or Brazil, partial non-compliance and violation of a contract for quarrying and transport of sandstone between the earl of Bentheim and the Rotterdam admiralty, the validity of a minor's confession, a drunkard's (unlawful) arrest by servants of the bailiff of Veere and a case of fraud and market cornering in the baleen trade.
= Containing i.a. an agreement by the heirs of Philips van Boesingen and Jacob Tiewelen (1612), (copies of) the wills of Christiaen Tiewelen and Jannetgen van Midlem (1655) and Pieter Tiewelen (1677), as well as various agreements and wills by Jacob, Pieter and Abram Tiewelen stipulating that their "innocenten broeder" Christian Tiewelen be taken care of (1670-1703). Other persons mentioned: Carel Baernaert, Tanneken Christiaensdochter Cruyckes, Samuel Loijs, Daniel and Adriaen van Gaesbeeck, Theodorus van der Wel and Pieter's "dienstmaagt" Maria Korsse van der Horst.
- Used for a bookbinding; lower ends of columns cut off; browned and soiled; several holes and dam. spots.
- Without (lacks?) the Office of the Dead. Contents in good condition: a few borders occas. w. small pigment losses and some smudging to decoration. Binding professionally restored.
= This Book of Hours was probably made in Bruges in the middle of the 15th century. The place of origin is suggested by the rubricated saints in the calendar, such as Amandus (Feb. 6), Eligius (June 25, Translation), Aegydius (Sep. 1), Remigius and Bavo (Oct. 1), Francis (Oct. 4), Dionysius (Oct. 9), Donatian (Oct. 14). A few saints were added (later?) in a different hand (not rubricated): Appolonia (Feb. 9), St. William of York (June 8) and Anna (July 26). Contents: Hours of the Cross; Hours of the Holy Spirit; Mass of the Virgin; hymnes and prayers; Seven Penitential Psalms, litany, and collects. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXV.
= For the month of August. For similar penwork decoration see A.S. Korteweg, Kriezels etc. p.101: "Opvallend is het lange, smalle acanthusblad" SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXV.
- Incomplete manuscript. New endpapers.
= Unfortunately, there are almost no clues in the manuscript itself to tell us more about its origin. This is probably a manuscript copied by a student or preacher for his own use, since it was copied by one scribe. It is a simple organized text, equipped with rubricated headings before each sermon. The use of Latin suggest it may have been copied for a house of friars or regular Canons and not for lay people. Written on paper with watermark Briquet 8193, dating ±1400. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXV.
- Text on verso sl. worn/ rubbed. Edges (sl.) stained not affecting text; inner margin trifle worn.
= With text read during i.a. (the vigil of) Ascension Day and Pentecost from i.a. the Gospels of Mark and Luke and the Psalms. With 3 sections of antiphonal lvs.
- Tipped onto mount along top; lacking small flecks of paint at both ends of the initial.
= Part of two 4-line staves (30 mm.) visible to the right of the figure. Verso also w. part of two staves. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXVII.
- Title-p. vol. 2 spotted. Bindings sl. rubbed along extremities.
= Abridged or revised(?) French translation of the Generals-Reglement publ. by Franz Moritz Lacy on request of Maria Theresia of Austria.
= Zegwaard was an influential President of the Road Racing Commission at the FIM from 1981 till 1993. During his presidency he was primarily responsible for, among other things, allocating suitable race tracks for grand prixs in motor sports. This archive comprises documents on many of these race tracks, such as Arctic Circle Raceway (Norway), Automotodrom Grobnik (Croatia), Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez (Mexico), Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Brazil), Biíernieki (Latvia), Circuito Internazionale Santa Monica Misano (Italy, now "Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli"), Circuito Permanente del Jarama (Spain), Circuito Permanente de Jerez (Spain), Hungaro Ring (Hungary), Johor Circuit (Malaysia), Monza (Italy), Nozomi Tanaka (Japan), Salzburgring (Austria), Spa Francor Champs (Belgium) and Yalami (South Africa).
= Discussing individual singers' and musicians' fees and availability for specific performances, programming and the increasingly difficult position of choral societies such as the C.O.V. vis-à-vis ever-increasing radio broadcasting. Correspondents include Gerard van den Berk ("de Zingende Boer"), Roos Boelsma (contralto), Jacques Philip Caro (bass-baritone), Thom Denijs (bass-baritone), Annie Hermes (mezzo-soprano), Jac. van Kempen (tenor), Max Kloos (baritone), Carel van Leeuwen Boomkamp (cello/ violoncello piccolo), Di Moorlag (soprano), Willem Ravelli (bass-baritone), To van der Sluys (soprano), Louis van Tulder (tenor) and Jo Vincent (soprano), as well as the Haarlemsche Orkest Vereeniging, the Utrechts Stedelijk Orchest, the Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep (AVRO) and the Nederlandse Christelijke Radio Vereniging (NCRV).
- Lacks sm. portion of blank margin; folds.
= In this field post letter Van Hoff declares the vacant position he leaves behind after his appointment as field priest, has given him an unpleasant feeling. He was under the impression that he would be consulted about filling the position, but instead he learns that his advice was ignored. He complains about this and tries to exert influence through this letter.
= Count Philipp zu Hohenlohe, Commander of the army of the States-General, who destroyed Helmond and plundered the Meierij in 1587 and forced Eindhoven to surrender. In 1595 he married Marie, the only daughter of William of Orange and Anna of Saksen. Here writing to a cousin on the partition of the inheritance between him and his brother. He names the places "Hirmer Perg" (Hirmer Berg) and "Prürüff" [?]. A manuscript transcription is included in the lot.
= Willem Holtrop, a Dutch publisher and police commissioner for the city of Amsterdam from 1806 until ?. The letters are mainly adressed to him in this capacity or as mason. Written by L.H. Ameshoff (1781-1842); W. Broes (1766-1853); A.Ph. van der Capellen (1745-1755); G.G. Clifford (1779-1847); D.W. Elias (1758-1828), mayor of Amsterdam; J. Teissèdre L'Ange (1771-1853); E.C. Bondt (1771-1850); M.L. van Hangest Genlis, Baron d'Yvoy van Mijdrecht (1753-1831) (masonic letters); C.J.G. Copes van Hasselt (1777-1860) (masonic letters); C.A.F. Rasse, Prince De Gavre (1759-1832) (masonic letter); C.J. Wenckenbach (1765-1850).
= Gerard van Loon was a Dutch lawyer, historian, but most of all known for this numismatic collection and his still relevant standard work on Dutch coins and medallions. Written by C. Beudeker (1675-1756), thanking him for van Loon's translation of the Chronicle by Klaas Kolijn; the mayor and amateur historian J.M. van Hemert (1692-1753), two letters (1748 and 174) in which he asks Van Loon for more historical information; J.B. de Surmont van Vlooswijck (1688-1745), notifying Van Loon on the demise of Van Vlooswijck's wife and thanking him for sending van Loon's book Beschryving der aloude regeeringwyze van Holland.
- Probably a deed of transport. Names mentioned: Jeronimus Janrys(?), Passchier van Heede and notary Van Straeten.
- Stamp on recto ("Familie-archief (Pont) [erased]"); transcript tipped onto verso.
AND 2 others, i.a. a MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT SIGNED, dated "Delft den IXen November 1574", signed by notary "Wermboldus Nerdeng" for William of Orange, on sending more troops to the "noorder quartier".
- Ticket on frontcover worn, otherwise fine.
= Rich collection compiled by A.W.H. Nolthenius de Man (1793-1842), containing signatures by i.a. "Jacob van Egmont" ("Heer van Keenenberg", 1545-1618), "CL v Wassenaar" ("Baron van Wassenaar", 1685-1751), "J Wittens" (burgomaster of Dordrecht, 1548-1622), "P Olijcan" (burgomaster of Haarlem, 1572-1658), Willem van der Lely (burgomaster of Delft, 1698-1772), Willem Paets (burgomaster of Leiden, 1596-1669), Aemilius Cool (burgomaster of Gouda, 1618-1668) and Johan van Berckel (burgomaster of Rotterdam, 1593-1678). Similar signatures are included for i.a. the following cities: Gorinchem, Goes, Schiedam, Schoonhoven, Brielle and Groningen. Provenance: the collection A.M. van den Broek.