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Brotherton Collection36
Medieval Manuscripts36

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human occupations representing seasons and months36
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Calendar: January (fol. 1r)
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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...

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Calendar: January (fol. 1v)
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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 ...

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Calendar: October (fol. 10r)
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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).

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Calendar: November (fol. 11r)
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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.

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Calendar: June (fol. 6v)
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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...

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Calendar: December (fol. 12r)
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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).

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Calendar: July (fol. 7v)
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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.

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Calendar: August (fol. 8v)
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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.

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Calendar: September (fol. 9v)
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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...

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Calendar: October (fol. 10v)
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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...

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Calendar: February (fol. 2r)
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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...

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Calendar: November (fol. 11v)
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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...

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