Leaf, January Calendar, Bruges, Southern Netherlands

Alternative Title

Catalogue 1A

Creator

Unknown

Files

Publication Date

1440

Time Period

circa 1440-1470

Abstract

The Calendar is usually the first section of a Book of Hours. Like modern calendars, it contains 365 days of the year divided into twelve months, but it ephasizes feast days. The days in red, known as Red Letter Days, denote major feast days such as Epiphany in January. Lesser feast days such as that of Pope Gregory in March are written in brown ink. To the left of the fest days appear two vertical columns of numbers and letters. The numbers, known as the Golden Numbers, assist one in locating Sundays.

Decoration

Foliate borders on top, bottom, and left of each page. Illuminated initials at beginning of each calendar month, vertical gold bar at left margin of each page.

Text Identification

Full twelve-month Calendar, use of Bruges

Keywords

Manuscripts, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Calendars

Notes

Items in this collection are only available online; we do not have physical copies of these items in the USF Library's Special Collections. The original items were returned to the donor.

Extent

1 page

Geographic Location

Bruges (Belgium); Netherlands

Language

Latin

Media Type

Illuminated manuscripts

Format

Digital Only

Identifier

S04-00086-21573-R

Recommended Citation

Unknown, "Leaf, January Calendar, Bruges, Southern Netherlands" (1440). Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection. 81.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/sacred_leaves/81