Walters Art Museum - W.86

W.86 from the Walters Art Museum is an early manuscript from Arras, near Calais. It dates to the late 13th century, making it an early example. Like many 13th C Hours, it has some unusual contents, in this case a series of six miniatures depicting the Passion between the Calendar (1r-12v) and the Hours of the of the Virgin, which start with a striking full-page historiated initial on f.19r. The Calendar is also interesting both due to it being in Old French and due to the large number of errors and unidentified saints. There are 17 errors and 47 unidentified entries, or roughtly 30% of the 198 total. Some of the unidentified saints have clear readings, but have no matching known feast. Others, such as Waubort on November 15(see f.11r below), are French translations of known saints, in this case St Walburga, but still are unmatched for the date.

(DB Id: 256)

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