Fragmentarium

Calendar Fragment (January and February) – Fragment

Parchment · 1 leaf · 1201 – 1300 CE · 230 x 170 mm

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Zürich, Schweizerisches Nationalmuseum, LM 7180

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Language
Latin

Reconstruction Summary

Leaf from a calendar — the months January and February — from a liturgical manuscript (Psalter? breviary?). The calendar was inserted into a cornice resembling arcades. For the month of January, the figure of St. Peter with his keys is depicted at right, while a medallion at the top shows an activity typical for this month: a man warming himself by a fire. For February, there is St. Matthias and in the medallion at the top a man trimming a tree in order to obtain wood. Signs of a central fold reveal that the leaf had been used as a cover, probably for a book.

(Dr. Marina Bernasconi, e-codices)

Online Since
11/14/2018