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Leaf from a Book of Hours: Calendar Page for June (verso)

c. 1510

France, Rouen, 16th century

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Medium
ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum
Measurements
Leaf: 19.5 x 13 cm (7 11/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection 2011.65.b
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It is believed that medieval men and women read their books of hours aloud, not silently.

Description

On this calendar page, June is illustrated with the month’s labor of gathering hay. One figure cuts hay with a scythe while the other uses a rake to gather it. Also featured is a crab, signifying the month’s zodiac sign, Cancer. In this lavishly decorated leaf, the most important feast days are listed in gold, while other days are in alternating red and blue inks. The original manuscript containing this leaf was whole as late as the 1980s, and today its leaves can be found in museums around the country.
Vertical manuscript page in ink and tempera on vellum features two arched miniatures above twin columns of Latin script. To the left, a man and woman harvest grass; to the right, a large brown crayfish occupies a landscape. An intricate border of silver scrollwork, green leaves, and vibrant flowers frames the left and bottom edges. Hand-lettered columns of text in blue, red, and gold detail a calendar of saints' days.

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Calendar Page for June (verso)

c. 1510

France, Rouen, 16th century

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