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Calendar: November (fol. 12r)
Archive Piece

Calendar: November (fol. 12r)

[ca.1480-1500]

The roundel miniature has the zodiacal sign of Sagittarius (the archer), in the form of a centaur. The border is decorated with a robin, strawberries, speedwells, thistles and acanthus leaves.

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Calendar: November (fol. 11r)
Archive Piece

Calendar: November (fol. 11r)

[ca. 1490]

The main miniature depicts two men with sticks, one of them knocking acorns out of an oak-tree for pigs to feed on. The border miniature has Sagittarius (the archer) in the form of a centaur.

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