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Eclipse calendar – Fragment

Paper · 1 bifolium (in-4o) · 1426 – 1450 CE · Germany (between Würzburg and Bremen?) · 289 x 190 mm

F-8rzz

Frauenfeld, Kantonsbibliothek Thurgau, FRG Y 229
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Eclipse calendar (Fragment), Frauenfeld, Kantonsbibliothek Thurgau, FRG Y 229 (https://fragmentarium.ms/overview/F-8rzz)
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Century
15th century
Text Language
Latin
German
Script Type
Hybrid Script
Places
Origin: Germany
Provenance: Switzerland
Summary

A single paper bifolium from a quarto containing an eclipse calendar, with diagrams, for 1437-40, likely originating between Würzburg and Bremen, based on October 24 as the feast day for St. Columbans. Repurposed, as a front flyleaf, in the binding of the manuscript Y 229, and now detached.

Summary Author
Fergus Bovill (2025)
External Resources
↗ Solar eclipse catalogue, 1401-1500
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