The Hours of Philip the Bold

Calendar

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The Calendar pages are illustrated with twenty-four small miniatures – twelve showing the Zodiac signs and twelve the Labours of the Month – and elaborate KL initials (for kalenda, the first day of the month in the Roman calendar).

The second Calendar page for July has two small miniatures showing the Labour of the month, Reaping, and the Zodiac sign, Leo.

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