Beyeren Armorial | |
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National Library of the Netherlands, signature KB 79 K21 | |
![]() First page spread (foll. 1v–2r) of the Beyeren Armorial | |
Type | Armorial |
Date | Between 1402 and 1405, the book was completed on 23 June 1405. Binding is from 1581 |
Place of origin | Holland, The Hague |
Language(s) | Annotations in Dutch |
Author(s) | Claes Heynenzoon |
Material | Parchment and paper |
Size | 62 folia |
Format | Circa 230 x 155 mm |
Script | Littera cursiva |
Contents | Five series:
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Illumination(s) | 1096 hand-colored coats of arms |
Accession | Description of the Beyeren Armorial in the catalogue of the KB] |
Other | KB Website: Digitized version |
The Beyeren Armorial is a manuscript roll of arms of the early 15th century, containing 1096 hand-colored coats of arms, with annotations in Middle Dutch. It is held by in the National Library of the Netherlands in The Hague (KB), shelf mark 79 K 21. [1]
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The manuscript was compiled at the court of Holland and was completed on 23 June 1405 by Claes Heynenzoon (c.1345−1414). He was Ruwieren King of Arms, the chief herald of the Netherlands around 1400. He is also the creator of the Gelre (Guelders) Armorial, for which he has also been referred to as the "Gelre Herald".
The manuscripts is divided into 5 series or chapters
Fol. 64v has a doodle of heart symbols pierced by arrows with the maxim Wacht u, dool ich ("you wake, I sleep").