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Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection
Alternative Title
Catalogue 1A
Files
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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
S04-00087-21573-V
Recommended Citation
Unknown, "Leaf, February Calendar, Bruges, Southern Netherlands" (1440). Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection. 82.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/sacred_leaves/82
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