Name/Title
July Calender LeafEntry/Object ID
29Description
July (Julius) is written at the top; the text includes the names of saints and feasts to be celebrated during that month. Folio 6 on the front. It stems from the same Book of Hours as February Calendar Leaf
The days of each month are identified not by number, but by the feast celebrated on that day by the Christian church. Some indication is always given as to the relative importance of each feast in the calendar, the usual practice being for most feasts to be written in black or brown, and for feasts of special importance to be written in red (the so-called “red-letter days”).
To the left of the list of saints’ days are repeating series of letters a- g called Dominical Letters since they help find Sundays (after many calculations). At the far left is a column of red Roman numerals i - xix called Golden Numbers to indicate appearances of new moons, & counting ahead 14 days, full moons throughout the year (year + 1; divide by 19; remainder is Golden Number - if zero GN = 19).Transcription
Transcription
RECTO:
Octava Johannis
Processi et Martiniani
Martini archrepi
Octava aplorum
Enodi archrepi
Cepte fratrum
Benedicti abbis
Menulphi
VERSO:
Arnulphi maris
Marguerete virginis
Victoris maris
Marie magdalene
Apolinaris maris
Jacobi apli
Vnte dormientum
Sansoms epi
Abdon et Sennes
Germani epiLanguage
LatinNotes
Material: ParchmentCondition
Overall Condition
ExcellentDate Examined
May 12, 2025Create Date
May 12, 2025Update Date
March 6, 2026
