religious calendars
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Calendars that highlight religious events and activities for specific days.
Found in 36 Collections and/or Records:
Diurnale (Franciscan), c 1480
Item
Identifier: MS 31
Contents
The manuscript is a Diurnal, which means that it includes the daytime liturgical texts for the Hours of the Divine Office. This version is from around 1480 and originated in Italy. It is also specifically Franciscan.The Kalendar starts on f.1r.The Proprium de Tempore starts on f.7r. The Proprium de Tempore contains liturgical texts for days that have special Masses or Offices (e.g. prayers,...
Dates:
c 1480
English Kalendar , early 14th century
Part
Identifier: MS 139/ ff. 53v-54r
Contents
On ff. 53v-54r there is a kalendar, seemingly English, and not Sarum. It contains the usual Sarum saints, and then additionally: March, Saint Chad, praesul; April, Saint Guthlac; June, Saint Etheldreda; October, Saint Frideswide. On ff. 54v-55r, and f. 89r-v there are insertions to the manuscript (otherwise written in one 14th century hand) of notes on the dates of Easter, Moveable Feasts, and other discussion and mention of the contents of the kalendar.
Dates:
early 14th century
Kalendar, 16th century
Item
Identifier: MS 212
Contents
This manuscript contains a calendar of saints, which is a calendar of the liturgical or Christian year (also known as Kalendar) that assigns a feast day for on or more saints in most of the days of the year. This particular calendar seems to follow the English tradition, but it belonged to Dutch and French owners. Most pages contain notes in Middle French written on the lower margin.
Dates:
16th century
Kalendar, 15th century
Part
Identifier: MS 42/ff. 1r-6r
Scope and Contents
The Kalendar seems to be from an entirely different book originally, and has been inserted into the first folios of this volume. This particular kalendar is one of eight identified manuscripts of a medieval kalendar of feast days linked to the diocese of Rochester and of the Augustinian order. Seven of these eight extant kalendars are from the 15th century and display marks of Flemish influence through the script, illumination, spelling and confusion of Sarum and English feasts. The marks...
Dates:
15th century
Kalendar and Astronomical Tables, late 15th century [1482?]
Item
Identifier: MS 126
Contents
This manuscript was created in Scotland in the late 15th century, possibly around 1482 as that is the date of the Kalendar. The Kalendar is Cistercian, and the manuscript belonged to the Cistercian Priory of Coupar-Angus. After the Kalendar, which provides the important dates in the liturgical year, there are many charts and diagrams related to astrology.The contents are as follows:f. 1r: A Poem by Saint Bernard. It is titled ...
Dates:
late 15th century [1482?]
Martyrology (Use of Aberdeen), 16th century (after 1552)
Item
Identifier: MS 50
Contents
The manuscript is a Martyrology from the 16th century (after 1552) and originating in Scotland. A martyrology is a catalogue or list of martyrs and other saints arranged in the calendar order of their anniversaries or feasts. This specific manuscript is similar to the Aberdeen Breviary; it is Use of Aberdeen.The Kalendar with Obits starts on f.1r.The Martyrologium secundum usum Ecclesie Aberdonensis (Martyrology, Use of...
Dates:
16th century (after 1552)
Missal (Carthusian), second half of the 14th century
Item
Identifier: MS 53
Contents
The manuscript is an Italian Missal from the second half of the 14th century. A missal is a liturgical book containing all instructions and texts necessary for the celebration of Mass throughout the year. This specific manuscript is according to Carthusian Use.The Kalendar is from f.i to f.vi. It is missing January to April.The Proprium de Tempore starts on f.1r. The Proprium de Tempore comprises...
Dates:
second half of the 14th century
Missal (Franciscan), 14th century
Item
Identifier: MS 54
Contents
The manuscript is an Italian Missal from the 14th century. A missal is a liturgical book containing all instructions and texts necessary for the celebration of Mass throughout the year. This specific manuscript can be classified as Franciscan.A Miniature appears on f.1r.The Kalendar starts on f.2r. It is missing March to October.The Proprium de Tempore, Advent to Easter starts on f.4r. The ...
Dates:
14th century
Missal (Use of Tournai), 1500-1520
Item
Identifier: MS 52
Contents
The manuscript is a Flemish Missal from the 16th century, made between 1500 and 1520 for the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Lille. A missal is a liturgical book containing all instructions and texts necessary for the celebration of Mass throughout the year. This specific manuscript is a variant of Tournai Use.The Kalendar starts on f.1r.The Benedictio Salis, etc. starts on f.7r.The Proprium de...
Dates:
1500-1520
New Testament [Bible. New Testament. Latin. Vulgate], 13th century
Item
Identifier: MS 10
Contents
The manuscript contains the New Testament. The text between Book of Revelation chapter 17, verse 8 to First Letter of Peter chapter 2, verse 13 is missing. The manuscript includes the apocryphal Letter to the Laodiceans (f. 253r). A letter written "to the Laodiceans" or "from Laodicea" (depending on the different interpretation of the Latin text) is mentioned in the ...
Dates:
13th century