An antiquarian books dealer in Nijmegen, in the Netherlands, has unearthed a prayer book apparently dating from 1460, containing two poems by the Bruges poet Anthonius de Roovere (1430-1482). If authentic, the book will be the oldest surviving example of de Roovere's work. He was the first-ever city poet in the Netherlands, and received an annual salary from the city of Bruges, as well as the income from his poems; he was also among the first to see his work published, and his books sold well during his lifetime. The prayer book, which may have been made for a close friend of the poet, also contains two works copied from the Gruuthuse manuscript, and two anonymous works.