Layout: 5 columns, 16 lines Decoration: 2-line "KL" in burnished gold on blue and burgundy grounds with fine white highlights and spare vinework terminating in small blue or gold leaves extending from the letters. Major feasts, opening rubrics for each month, golden nubers, Roman days, Zodiac divisions, and Egyptian days in red Later marginal additions in brown and red ink 6 bifolia According to Erik Drigsdahl, this calendar has a possible affiliation with Amiens, but lacks the key entries for that city, while having at least 12 Amiens-related feasts, but none in red. St. Merri of Autun is mentioned (8/29), but Drigsdahl maintains that is too far south for this manuscript's production. However, Merri was known and venerated in Paris Incipit: KL Janiuer habet dies xxxi (Fol. 379.1r) Explicit: Saint Siluestre / hore noctis xviij (Fol. 379.12v) 12 consecutive folios of text preserving a complete "Paris" calendar, with saints listed for every day of the year
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