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Calendar: January (fol. 1r)
[ca. 142-?]
The double-compartment miniature has Janus looking in both directions while dining, and the zodiacal sign of Aquarius (the water carrier). The scenes in the historiated border are: the stoning of St S...
Calendar: February (fol. 2r)
[ca. 142-?]
The double-compartment miniature has a man warming his feet at a fire, and the zodiacal sign of Pisces (the fish). The scenes in the historiated border are: St. Brigid of Ireland holding a lantern; po...
Calendar: March (fol. 3r)
[ca. 142-?]
The double-compartment miniature has a man pruning, and the zodiacal sign of Aries (the ram). In the border are depicted three figures, two bishops and a pope, possibly St. Albinus, bishop of Angers a...
Calendar: April (fol. 4r)
[ca. 142-?]
The double-compartment miniature has a man holding a branch, and the zodiacal sign of Taurus (the bull). The scenes in the historiated border are: an unidentified bishop with a mitre and a processiona...
Calendar: May (fol. 5r)
[ca. 142-?]
The double-compartment miniature has a falconer, and the zodiacal sign of Gemini with the twins behind a coat of arms in red (gules). The scenes in the historiated border are: a king kneeling by a cro...
Calendar: June (fol. 6r)
[ca. 142-?]
The double-compartment miniature has a man making hay, and the zodiacal sign of Cancer (the crab). The historiated border has St Barnabas the Apostle holding a book and an axe; and two unidentified bi...
Calendar: July (fol. 7r)
[ca. 142-?]
The double-compartment miniature has a man reaping corn, and the zodiacal sign of Leo (the lion). The historiated border has a man binding sheaves; a pope holding an axe or a key; and an unidentified ...
Calendar: August (fol. 8r)
[ca. 142-?]
The double-compartment miniature has a man threshing, and the zodiacal sign of Virgo (the virgin). The scenes in the historiated border are: St. Peter holding a key and a book; St. Stephen holding sto...
Calendar: September (fol. 9r)
[ca. 142-?]
The double-compartment miniature has a man treading grapes, and the zodiacal sign of Libra (the balance, or scales). The scenes in the historiated border are: St Anthony with a book; an unidentified b...
Calendar: October (fol. 10r)
[ca. 142-?]
The double-compartment miniature has a man sowing, and the zodiacal sign of Scorpio (the scorpion). The figures in the historiated border include St. Denis holding his head, and two unidentified bisho...
Calendar: November (fol. 11r)
[ca. 142-?]
The double-compartment miniature has a man knocking acorns out of oak-trees, and the zodiacal sign of Sagittarius (the archer). The scenes in the historiated border are: a corpse lying on a bed (All S...
Calendar: December (fol. 12r)
[ca. 142-?]
The double-compartment miniature has a man slaughtering a pig, and the zodiacal sign of Capricorn (the goat). The scenes in the historiated border are: an unidentified bishop with a mitre and a crosie...
Calendar: January (fol. 1r)
[ca. 1490]
The main picture shows a young man bringing a plate for a man dining at table. The miniature within the border depicts Aquarius as a young boy, pouring water (once coloured with silver pigment) out of...
Calendar: January (fol. 1v)
[ca.1480-1500]
In the miniature at the foot of the page a man is warming his feet by the fire, while a woman brings him a plate of food. The border includes strawberries, speedwells, and a curved acanthus leaf on a ...
Calendar: October (fol. 10r)
[ca. 1490]
The main miniature shows two men sowing and ploughing, and the border miniature has the zodiacal sign for October, Scorpio (the scorpion).
Calendar: November (fol. 11r)
[ca. 1490]
The main miniature depicts two men with sticks, one of them knocking acorns out of an oak-tree for pigs to feed on. The border miniature has Sagittarius (the archer) in the form of a centaur.
Calendar: June (fol. 6v)
[ca.1480-1500]
The miniature at the foot of the page shows two men making hay, one of them taking a break and drinking from a jug. Two female figures (one with a basket, the other with a stick) are seen walking alon...
Calendar: December (fol. 12r)
[ca. 1490]
The main miniature shows a man and a woman slaughtering a pig, and the border miniature has Capricorn (the goat).
Calendar: July (fol. 7v)
[ca.1480-1500]
The miniature at the foot of the page shows two men reaping corn at harvest, and one man binding sheaves. The border has a fly, pinks, pea flowers, strawberries and speedwell.
Calendar: August (fol. 8v)
[ca.1480-1500]
The miniature at the foot of the page depicts two men threshing within a house. The border is decorated with a robin, a fly, primroses, thistles and strawberries.
Calendar: September (fol. 9v)
[ca.1480-1500]
The miniature at the foot of the page shows a man sowing seeds in a field, while another man holds a donkey carrying a sack. A hill and a fence can be seen in the background. The border is decorated w...
Calendar: October (fol. 10v)
[ca.1480-1500]
The miniature at the foot of the page shows a man treading grapes, while another brings in another basket from the vineyard shown next to the house. The border is decorated with primrose, thistle, spe...
Calendar: February (fol. 2r)
[ca. 1490]
The larger miniature depicting the labours of the month shows two men shovelling snow in a wintry landscape in the countryside. There is a house surrounded by a picket fence and hills covered with sno...
Calendar: November (fol. 11v)
[ca.1480-1500]
The miniature at the foot of the page depicts two men and a woman knocking acorns out of oak trees and driving pigs to the woods to eat them. The border is decorated with strawberries, thistles, speed...
Calendar: December (fol. 12v)
[ca.1480-1500]
The miniature at the foot of the page depicts two men slaughtering a pig, which apparently lies in a fire. A woman looks on from the house on the background. The border is decorated with strawberries,...
Calendar: March (fol. 3r)
[ca. 1490]
The main miniature shows two men pruning plants, and the border miniature has the zodiacal sign for March: Aries (the ram).
Calendar: February (fol. 2v)
[ca.1480-1500]
The miniature at the foot of the page depicts two man pruning. The border includes a pea flower, thistles, strawberries and speedwells.
Calendar: April (fol. 4r)
[ca. 1490]
A woman, holding a wreath, is approached by a man bringing her flowers. The border miniature shows the zodiacal sign for April: Taurus (the bull).
Calendar: May (fol. 5r)
[ca. 1490]
The main miniature depicts a fashionable couple on horseback. The border miniature shows the zodiacal sign for May, Gemini (the twins), standing behind a coat of arms.
Calendar: March (fol. 3v)
[ca.1480-1500]
The miniature at the foot of the page show two man digging and a woman sitting in front of a house. There is a castle in the distance, over the river. The border is decorated with pea flowers, strawbe...
Calendar: June (fol. 6r)
[ca. 1490]
The main miniature shows a man making hay, and the border miniature has the zodiacal sign for June, Cancer (the crab). The border is decorated with strawberries and flowers.
Calendar: July (fol. 7r)
[ca. 1490]
The main miniature shows a man binding sheaves of corn at harvest-time, and the border miniature has the zodiacal sign for July, Leo (the lion). The border is decorated with strawberries and flowers. ...
Calendar: April (fol. 4v)
[ca.1480-1500]
The miniature at the foot of the page depicts a courting scene, in which a man with two servants (?) brings flowers for the lady shown through a house window. The border includes columbine, strawberri...
Calendar: August (fol. 8r)
[ca. 1490]
The main miniature depicts the labour of August, two men threshing, and the border miniature has the corresponding zodiacal sign, Virgo (the virgin).
Calendar: September (fol. 9r)
[ca. 1490]
The main miniature depicts two men making wine: one treads the grapes, while another carries more grapes in a basket on his back. The border miniature shows a woman representing the zodiacal sign Libr...
Calendar: May (fol. 5v)
[ca.1480-1500]
The miniature at the foot of the page shows a hunting scene: a man on horseback is accompanied by two dogs, while three deer are visible in the background at the edge of the forest. To the side a man...