Free Library of Philadelphia, Lewis E M 11:19

Metadata

DS ID:

DS4826

Shelfmark:

Lewis E M 11:19

Title:

Hours of Louis XII (formerly Hours of Henry VII)

Place:

Tours, France

Tours TGN

Date:

1490-1510

fifteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Latin

Latin WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 145 x 236 mm; parchment

Note:

This leaf comes from a calendar for the feast days celebrated in the month of February. Calendar pages are often illustrated with the labors of the month and the zodiac sign associated with each month. Warming oneself beside by a fire and preparing to feast were typical labors for the month of February.
The feast days for the month of February are continued here on the verso of the leaf.
This leaf has been dated to ca. 1500.
Script: Bastarda

Keyword:

Tables

Sixteenth century

illustrations (layout features)

fragments (object portions)

Astronomy

Fifteenth century

Institutional Record:

https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0023/html/lewis_e_m_011_019.html

Holding Institution:

Free Library of Philadelphia