A girdle book calendar consisting of ten single leaves sewn together at lower margin, attached to silver holder with six carnelian beads. Typical liturgical calendar format, having 28 to 31 text lines (one month per recto), in Latin.



Written in a Current Gothic bookhand in brown ink with red rubrics, with astrological entries also in red. "KL"s in solid red. Each month begins with 1 - 3 prefacatory lines, alternating red and brown. Line one is astronomical, line 2 is the Egyptian Day verse [referring to the "Egyptian" days in some months, based on the ancient Egyptian calendar], and line 3 is the number of solar and lunar days. Egyptian days described in the verses are usually indicated in the calendar itself, along with astrological comments and solstices.

Egyptian Day verses:

(The months of January and February and the verse for December are lacking in the present manuscript)

Mars in primam finalis Quarta secundam

In decimo prima est undeno undeciam [ ] Aprilis

Tertius in maio sextam pede septima denam

In decimo sextam iunius quindenaque quartam

Tridecimo undenam iulius pede denus eandem

Augusti primam est per septem sive secundam

Tertia septembris pars le[ ] pede quartam

Tertius octobris quintam decimam pede nonam

Octavia quintam novembris pede tertiam quintam

The calendar includes many Northern Spanish and Southern French saints: of note are Emetherus and Celedonius (3 March), Prudentius, Bishop of Tarazona, Aragon (28 April), Isidor of Seville (4 April), Martialis, Bishop of Limousin (30 June), Salvus (10 September), Scisclus and Victoria (17 November) and Leocadia (9 December).