Morgan Library G.14* is a late 15th Century Italian Books of Hours from Milan containing one of the loveliest calendars I have seen. Each month is 3 sides, with a full-page miniature of the Zodiac starting the month, followed by 2 sides for the Saints. The illuminations are attributed to Venturino Mercati. The signs of the zodiac are in a rondel, in a rectangular frame, on a starry-background of blue. The Calendar is mostly well done, with very complete entries (i.e. for Jan 19, it has the fill list of "mauri m[ar]the audifax & abacu"), but there are some oddly empty spaces (the first 1/2 of April has no saints before the 13th). There are also some evident copying errors, March 18 has "Sci caloceri mris" for an entry, most likely a copying error since St. Caloceri is April 18th.
(DB ID: 130)
As I cannot post my photos of the text, I'll leave some of the Zodiac signs from the Morgan's picture library
Piceis
Capricorn
* If you're curious the initial G means this is part of the Glazier Collection that was donated to the Morgan in 1984.
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