been an important piece in his collection. It was only in the 17th or 18th century, that someone anonymously added his name, his coat of arms and his device (Plus est en Vous) and a number of comments about his membership of the Order of the Golden Fleece to the manuscript. How the manuscript came into possession of the family de Croeser in later times, and how it came through this family in that of the family van Caloen is still un unanswered question. Publication Het Gruuthuse-handschrift (Hs. Den Haag, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 79 K 10), Ingeleid en kritisch uitgegeven door Herman Brinkman; met een uitgave van de melodieën door Ike de Loos (†), 869+488 blz. in 2 volumes, illustrated (colour), , Uitgeverij Verloren, Hilversum, 2015 References External links The Gruuthuse manuscript on the KB internet site On the Gruuthuse manuscript on the web site of the Digitised Library of Dutch Literature A selection from the Gruuthuse manuscript Sources The Dutch article on the Gruuthuse manuscript on Wikipedia Middle Dutch literature Dutch folk songs Dutch-language songs Dutch music 15th-century manuscripts