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Calendar leaf, Use of Paris, circa 1450-1500

 Item
Identifier: M433.0001.00008

Abstract

Manuscript is a calendar leaf from a Book of Hours or Psalter.

Dates

  • circa 1450-1500

Extent

1 Leaves (manuscript)

Scope and Contents

Text is a calendar for the month of August. Included saints' days indicate intended use in Paris, particularly the August 1 celebration of St. Peter in Chains in red, the August 25 feast of King Louis IX, and the August 29 feast of the Beheading of John the Baptist in red. The leaf could originally have come from a Psalter or Book of Hours.

Dimensions

150 x 108 mm (text 93 x 58 mm)

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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