Book of Hours
Calendar (June)
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Description produced as part of the course "In the Archives" taught by Prof. Adrienne Williams Boyarin, University of Victoria, 2021.
General Information
Northern Textualis
Illuminated leaf from a liturgical calendar for the month of June.
Current Condition
Book Decoration and Musical Notation
A foliate border extends from the KL on the recto. Columns are ruled in plummet, with entries in brown, blue, red, and gold in Textualis Quadrata (major feasts in gold).
Content
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Content Item
- Text Language Latin
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Content Description
Book of Hours calendar for the month of June.
Feasts noted are as follows: Nicomedes of Rome; Marcellinus and Peter; Medard, Bishop of Noyon, and Gildard; Landericus of Paris; Apostle Barnabus; Basil; Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia; Quiricus and Julitta; Antidius, Bishop of Bensançon; Gervasius and Protasius; Leufred, Abbot of Èvreux; Nativity of John the Baptist; Translation of Eligius of Noyon; John and Paul; Apostles Peter and Paul; Commemoration of Paul.
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History
Several saints listed in the calendar month indicate Northern French origin, specifically: Medard, Bishop of Noyon, and Gildard; Landericus of Paris; Antidius, Bishop of Bensançon; Leufred, Abbot of Èvreux; and the Translation of Eligius of Noyon.
Acquired by University of Victoria Libraries in 1992.