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Brotherton Collection36
Medieval Manuscripts36

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human occupations representing seasons and months36
zodiacal signs24
animals12
saints11
fruits6
virgin mary4
insects3
birth and youth of christ2
angels1
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Calendar: December (fol. 12r)
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Calendar: December (fol. 12r)

[ca. 1490]

The main miniature shows a man and a woman slaughtering a pig, and the border miniature has Capricorn (the goat).

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Calendar: February (fol. 2v)
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Calendar: February (fol. 2v)

[ca.1480-1500]

The miniature at the foot of the page depicts two man pruning. The border includes a pea flower, thistles, strawberries and speedwells.

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Calendar: October (fol. 10r)
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Calendar: October (fol. 10r)

[ca. 1490]

The main miniature shows two men sowing and ploughing, and the border miniature has the zodiacal sign for October, Scorpio (the scorpion).

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Calendar: March (fol. 3r)
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Calendar: March (fol. 3r)

[ca. 1490]

The main miniature shows two men pruning plants, and the border miniature has the zodiacal sign for March: Aries (the ram).

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Calendar: August (fol. 8v)
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Calendar: August (fol. 8v)

[ca.1480-1500]

The miniature at the foot of the page depicts two men threshing within a house. The border is decorated with a robin, a fly, primroses, thistles and strawberries.

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Calendar: April (fol. 4r)
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Calendar: April (fol. 4r)

[ca. 1490]

A woman, holding a wreath, is approached by a man bringing her flowers. The border miniature shows the zodiacal sign for April: Taurus (the bull).

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Calendar: August (fol. 8r)
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Calendar: August (fol. 8r)

[ca. 1490]

The main miniature depicts the labour of August, two men threshing, and the border miniature has the corresponding zodiacal sign, Virgo (the virgin).

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Calendar: May (fol. 5r)
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Calendar: May (fol. 5r)

[ca. 1490]

The main miniature depicts a fashionable couple on horseback. The border miniature shows the zodiacal sign for May, Gemini (the twins), standing behind a coat of arms.

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Calendar: June (fol. 6r)
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Calendar: June (fol. 6r)

[ca. 1490]

The main miniature shows a man making hay, and the border miniature has the zodiacal sign for June, Cancer (the crab). The border is decorated with strawberries and flowers.

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Calendar: January (fol. 1v)
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Calendar: January (fol. 1v)

[ca.1480-1500]

In the miniature at the foot of the page a man is warming his feet by the fire, while a woman brings him a plate of food. The border includes strawberries, speedwells, and a curved acanthus leaf on a ...

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Calendar: July (fol. 7v)
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Calendar: July (fol. 7v)

[ca.1480-1500]

The miniature at the foot of the page shows two men reaping corn at harvest, and one man binding sheaves. The border has a fly, pinks, pea flowers, strawberries and speedwell.

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Calendar: November (fol. 11r)
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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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