ILVB register 1501-1507 fol 190v line 11-15

This image shows five lines of handwritten text in 16th-century Middle Dutch secretary hand. It is an archival record from a religious fraternity in 's-Hertogenbosch documenting a payment made to the artist Hieronymus Bosch, referred to here by his family name, Jheronimus van Aken. The text notes his work on heraldic shields and decorative elements for the brotherhood's chapel.

As one of the few primary historical documents concerning Hieronymus Bosch, this record provides essential biographical context for a painter whose work is foundational to the visionary and uncanny traditions in Western art. It anchors his fantastical imagery—often interpreted through the lenses of alchemy and moral philosophy—within the professional and religious reality of the late medieval Netherlands.