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List View of MS H.8 Hours of Henry VIII. Tours, France, ca. 1500.
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Page View with 2 details	MS H.8 fol. 1r Miniature: Month, Occupation: January -- Snow falls within courtyard with pile of logs. Man, carrying two logs, enters front hall. In the next room, woman, veiled, seated on stool, back turned, warms herself before a fireplace. Man, wearing fur-lined garments and hat, seated at table with utensils and platter, raises bowl. Margins: Below miniature, historiated border frames calendar. Left border: 1) Christ: Circumcision -- Within room, Virgin Mary, veiled, holds Christ Child, nude, back turned, over altar. Mohel, wearing miter, hands draped, extends arms towards Him. Joseph, only head visible, appears between them. Feast of Circumcision celebrated on January 1. 2) Evangelist John, nimbed, holds book in right hand and unidentified object in left hand. Octave celebrated January 3. 3) Magi: Adoration (extending into lower margin) -- Virgin Mary, nimbed, veiled, within stable, holds Christ Child on her lap. Before her kneels eldest magus, crown removed, extending vessel towards her. Behind him, middle-aged magus indicates the Christ Child with his left hand and turns head toward youngest magus. Both are crowned and hold vessels. Feast of Epiphany celebrated January 6. Right margin: 1) Anthony Abbot the Great, nimbed, holding staff in right hand, rosary at waist. Feast celebrated January 17. 2) Sebastian of Rome: Torture -- Sebastian of Rome, nimbed, wearing short loincloth, bound to pole, pierced by arrows. Feast celebrated January 20. 3) Agnes of Rome, nimbed, holds open book in both hands. To her left (extending into lower border), Emerentiana of Rome, nimbed, half figure (kneeling?) raises joined hands. Emerentia's feast celebrated January 23; Agnes' feast celebrated January 28. Lower border: 1) To left of Emerentiana is nimbed saint (see note). 2) Zodiac Sign: Aquarius -- Within roundel in center of border, nude figure pours water from vessel.
Page View with 2 details	MS H.8 fol. 1v Miniature: Month, Occupation: February -- Man, entering room, carries two wine flagons toward table with loaf, platter of meats and cup, beside bench. Man, wearing fur-lined garments and hat, standing behind bench and before fireplace, raises folds of clothes to warm backside. Margins: Below miniature, historiated border frames calendar. Left margin: 1) Virgin Mary, nimbed, standing, with staff in left hand, holds Christ Child, nimbed, swaddled. Feast of Purification celebrated February 2. 2) Blasius of Sebaste, nimbed, wearing bishop's miter and vestments, holds crozier and iron comb in right hand and book in left hand. Feast celebrated February 3. 3) Agatha of Catania: Torture (extending into lower margin) -- Agatha of Catania, nimbed, partially nude, half-figure, is tortured by man, half-figure, removing her breasts with pincers. Feast celebrated February 5. Right margin: 1) Apostle, Peter: Chair at Antioch -- Peter, nimbed, wearing triple-crowned tiara, seated in cathedra, raises right hand in blessing and holds open book in left hand. Feast of the Chair of Apostle Peter celebrated February 22. 2) Apostle Matthias, nimbed, standing. 3) Bishop, nimbed, wearing miter and vestments, holds crozier in right hand and book in left hand. Possibly one of three bishops named in calendar: Polycarp of Smyrna (February 23), Honoratus of Milan (February 26), or Justus(?) February 28 (perhaps misidentified with Justus of Rome, feast day celebrated February 23, who was martyred with Macarius, Rufinus and Theophilus of Rome). Lower border: 1) Zodiac Sign: Pisces -- Two fishes within roundel. 2) Saint, male, nimbed, holding staff.
Page View with 2 details	MS H.8 fol. 2r Miniature: Month, Occupation: March -- Man, standing on bench, ties vines to arbor with detached vines, some of which are held in belt. His knife is on bench beside him. In vineyard, two men, wearing hat and cap, prune vines with knives. Between them is cask. Third man, knife in belt, back turned, repairs fence. Figures within landscape. Margins: Below miniature, historiated border frames calendar. Left border: 1) Albinus of Angers, nimbed, wearing bishop's miter and vestments, holds crozier in left hand. Feast celebrated March 1. 2) Two of Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, both nimbed, one (fully visible), joins hands. Feast celebrated March 9. 3) Gregory the Great: celebrating Mass (extending into lower border) -- Christ, nimbed, as Man of Sorrows, appears amid rays of light above altar before which Gregory the Great, nimbed, kneels with joined hands. Chalice and book are on altar. Feast celebrated March 12. Right margin: 1) Anselmus of Lucca, nimbed, wearing bishop's miter and vestements, raises right hand in blessing and holds crozier in left hand. Feast celebrated March 18. 2) Empress Helena, nimbed, crowned, holds staff in right hand and grasps garment with left hand. Feast celebrated May 22 but mistakenly entered in calendar on March 31. 3) Virgin Mary: Annunciation (extending into lower margin) -- Virgin Mary, nimbed, joined hands raised, open book on lap, is seated before Angel Gabriel, holding staff surmounted by fleur-de-lis, extending his right hand, pointing, towards her. Dove of Holy Ghost flies amid rays of light between them. Feast of the Annunciation celebrated March 25. Lower margin: 1) Saint, nimbed, possibly Longinus, half-figure, holding object in left hand. 2) Zodiac Sign: Aries -- Ram within roundel.
Page View with 2 details	MS H.8 fol. 2v Miniature: Month, Occupation: April -- Within fenced garden, young woman, garlands in hair, seated on ground, weaves garland. Young man, wearing cap, standing beside her, extends bouquet, held in right hand, towards her. He holds another bouquet in left hand. In background is landscape. Margins: Below miniature, historiated border frames calendar. Left border: 1) Ambrose of Milan, nimbed, wearing bishop's miter and vestments, holds crozier in right hand and open book in left hand. Feast celebrated April 4. 2) Saint, male, nimbed, standing, hands joined. 3) Saint, male, nimbed, wearing hat, half-figure, raises right hand, pointing, and holds staff in left hand. Right border: 1) George of Cappadocia: slaying Dragon -- George of Cappadocia, nimbed, wearing armor, stands above and transfixes dragon with spear. Feast celebrated April 23. 2) Evangelist Mark, nimbed, holds open book. Feast celebrated April 25. Lower border: 1) Saint, male, nimbed, wearing hat, half-figure, raises joined hands. 2) Saint, male, nimbed, half-figure. 3) Zodiac Sign: Taurus -- Bull within roundel. 4) Peter Martyr, nimbed, half-figure, tonsured, dagger in right shoulder, holds open book in both hands. Feast celebrated April 29. 5) Eutropius of Saintes, nimbed, half-figure, wearing bishop's miter and vestments, axe in skull, raises right hand in blessing and holds crozier in left hand. Feast celebrated April 30.
Page View with 2 details	MS H.8 fol. 3r Miniature: Month, Occupation: May -- Man and woman, carrying branches, accompanied by two dogs, walk hand-in-hand along road through forest. In background is landscape. Margins: Below miniature, historiated border frames calendar. Left border: 1) Apostle Philip, nimbed, holds cross-staff in right hand. Feast celebrated May 1. 2) Apostle James, nimbed, holds book in both hands. Feast celebrated May 1. 3) Tau-cross. Feast of Finding the True Cross celebrated May 3. Right border: 1) Bernardinus of Siena, nimbed, hooded, wearing Franciscan habit, holds disk with rays in right hand and open book in left hand. Translation of Relics celebrated May 17; feast celebrated May 20. 2) Bishop, nimbed, wearing miter and bishop's vestments, raises right hand in blessing and holds crozier in left hand. 3) Pope, nimbed, wearing triple-crowned tiara, half-figure, raises right hand in blessing and holds papal cross with left hand. Lower border: 1) Saint, male, nimbed, half-figure. 2) Saint, male, nimbed, half-figure, tonsured, holding open book. 3) Zodiac Sign: Gemini -- Couple, both nude, embrace within roundel. 4) Petronilla of Rome, nimbed, wearing wimple, half-figure. Feast day celebrated May 31. 5) Saint, male, nimbed, half-figure, holding staff with both hands.
Page View with 2 details	MS H.8 fol. 3v Miniature: Month, Occupation: June -- Three men, wearing short pants, mow hay with scythes. Within two rows of pruned trees, two women rake hay into stacks. Beyond them is empty cart. Wine casks and a bundle of food are in foreground. In background is landscape. Margins: Below miniature, historiated border frames calendar. Left border: 1) Marcellinus of Rome, nimbed, holds book in both hands. Feast celebrated June 2. 2) Apostle Barnabas, nimbed, hooded, holds spear in right hand. Feast celebrated June 11. 3) Saint, male, nimbed, hands clasped, half-figure. Right border: 1) John Baptist, nimbed, wearing animal skin, points with right hand to Lamb of God, cross-nimbed, held in his left hand. Feast of his Nativity celebrated June 24. 2) Eligius of Noyon, nimbed, wearing bishop's miter and vestments. Feast of Translation of Relics celebrated June 25. 3) Saint, male, nimbed, half-figure. Lower border: 1) Saint, male, nimbed, wearing hat, hands folded at chest, half-figure. 2) Saint, male, nimbed, half-figure, holds scroll. 3) Zodiac Sign: Cancer -- Crab within roundel. 4) Apostle Paul, nimbed, half-figure, holds sword in right hand. Feast celebrated June 29. 5) Apostle Peter, nimbed, holds key in right hand. Feast celebrated June 29.
Page View with 2 details	MS H.8 fol. 4r Miniature: Month, Occupation: July -- Four men reap grain with scythes. Bundle of food and wine cask are on ground. Fifth man, in background, drinks from wine cask. Beyond field is landscape. Margins: Below miniature, historiated border frames calendar. Left border: 1) Saint, male, nimbed, holds staff in right hand and points with left hand. 2) Saint, male, nimbed, raises right hand. 3)Virgin Mary: Visitation -- Elizabeth, nimbed, wearing headdress, joined hands raised at breasts, stands beside Virgin Mary, nimbed, veiled, hand on abdomen. Feast of Visitation celebrated July 9. Right border: 1) Margaret of Antioch: emerging from Dragon -- Margaret of Antioch, nimbed, holding cross in joined hands, emerges from belly of dragon. Feast celebrated July 20. 2) Mary Magdalen, nimbed, wearing headdress, holds ointment jar in right hand. Feast celebrated July 22. 3) Christopher of Lycia: carrying Christ Child -- Christopher of Lycia, nimbed, supporting himself with staff, carries on his back the Christ Child, nimbed, raising right hand in blessing, holding globe surmounted by cross. Feast celebrated July 25. Lower border: 1) Saint, male, nimbed, half-figure, hands clasped at breast. 2) Saint, male, nimbed, half-figure. 3) Zodiac Sign: Leo -- Lion within roundel. 4) Virgin Mary: Infancy, Instruction -- Anna, nimbed, veiled, half-figure, holds open book read by young Virgin Mary, nimbed, half-figure. Feast of Anna celebrated July 22. 5) Apostle James Major, nimbed, half-figure, pilgram's hat over shoulders, holding staff in right hand. Feast celebrated July 25.
Page View with 2 details	MS H.8 fol. 4v Miniature: Month, Occupation: August -- Man drives oxen pulling cart toward barn in which three men thresh grain with flails. In background beyond waddled fence are two buildings. Margins: Below margins, historiated border frames calendar. Left border: 1) Apostle Peter, nimbed, holds key in right hand and open book in left hand. Feast of St. Peter in Chains celebrated August 1. 2) Stepen Protomartyr, nimbed, stone on head, holds open book in both hands. Feast for the discovery of his relics celebrated August 3. 3) Virgin Mary: Assumption -- Two angels support Virgin Mary, nimbed, veiled, rising above heads of two figures (apostles?). Feast of the Assumption celebrated August 15. Right border: Louis of Toulouse, nimbed, wearing miter and bishop's vestments, holds crozier in right hand. Feast celebrated August 19. Apostle Bartholomew, nimbed, holds curved knife in right hand. Feast celebrated August 24. Louis of France, nimbed, crowned, holds staff in right hand and scepter in left hand. Feast celebrated August 25. Lower border: 1) Saint, male, nimbed, half-figure. 2) Saint, male, nimbed, wearing hat, half-figure. 3) Zodiac Sign: Virgo -- Female figure holds palm leaf in right hand within roundel. 4) Saint, female, nimbed, half-figure, joined hands raised. 5) Saint, female, nimbed, wearing headdress, half-figure, clasps hands at breast.
Page View with 2 details	MS H.8 fol. 5r Miniature: Month, Occupation: September -- Within barn, man pours grapes from basket carried on his back into barrel. Second man tramples grapes in barrel with his feet and pours some trampled grapes into winepress, at base of which extracted liquid pours from spigot into barrel. To left are four barrels on blocks. In background, women sit in fields picking grapes from vines. Man with basket on his back looks on. Margins: Below miniature, historiated border frames calendar. Left border: 1) Giles of Provence, nimbed, wearing bishop's miter and vestments, holds crozier in right hand and pets doe, standing on hind legs, with left hand. Feast celebrated September 1. 2) Anna, nimbed, veiled, holds infant Virgin Mary, nimbed, in both arms. Feast of the Birth of the Virgin celebrated September 8. 3) Tau cross. Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross celebrated September 14. Right border: 1) Maurice of Agaunum stands before Theban Legion, all wearing armor and holding spears. Feast celebrated September 22. 2) Archangel Michael: transfixing Dragon -- Archangel Michael, nimbed, transfixes dragon with cross-staff. Feast celebrated September 29, but has not been entered on calendar. Lower border: 1)Apostle Matthias, nimbed, hooded, half-figure. Feast celebrated September 21. 2) Saint, female, possibly Euphemia of Chalcedon, nimbed, veiled, half-figure, hands joined at breast. Feast of Euphemia celebrated September 16. 3) Zodiac Sign: Libra -- Scales within roundel. 4) Cosmas of Cilicia, nimbed, wearing hat, half-figure, holds glass beaker in left hand. Feast celebrated September 27. 5) Damian of Cilicia, nimbed, wearing hat, half-figure, holds jar. Feast celebrated September 27.
Page View with 2 details	MS H.8 fol. 5v Miniature: Month, Occupation: October -- Man sows seeds in plowed field held in apron. Second man plows field plow pulled by two horses. In background is landscape with buildings. Margins: Below miniature, historiated border frames calendar. Left border: 1) Remigius of Reims, nimbed, wearing bishop's miter and vestments, raises right hand in blessing and holds crozier in left hand. Feast celebrated October 1) 2) Francis of Assisi: receiving Stigmata -- Francis, nimbed, tonsured, wearing Franciscan habit, kneeling on one knee, receives stigmata from seraph (possibly as Christ) affixed to cross. Feast celebrated October 4. 3) Saint, bishop, possibly Cerbonius of Piombino, nimbed, wearing bishop's miter and vestments raises right hand in blessing and holds book in left hand. Feast of Cerbonius celebrated October 10. Right border: 1) Saint, bishop, nimbed, wearing miter and vestments, raises right hand in blessing and holds open book in left hand. 2) Evangelist Luke, nimbed, arms crossed at breast. Feast celebrated October 18. 3) Apostle Simon, nimbed, holds club in right hand. Feast celebrated October 28. Lower border: 1) Saint, bishop, nimbed, wearing miter and vestments, half-figure, holds open book in right hand and crozier in left hand. 2) Calixtus I, nimbed, wearing triple-crowned tiara, half-figure, raises right hand in blessing and holds papal cross in left hand. Feast celebrated October 14. 3) Zodiac Sign: Scorpio -- Scorpion within roundel. 4) Apostle Jude, nimbed, half-figure, holds open book in left hand. Feast celebrated October 28. 5) Ivo of Brittany, nimbed, wearing hat, half-figure, points with right hand toward Apostle Jude and holds roll in left hand. Feast celebrated October 27.
Page View with 2 details	MS H.8 fol. 6r Miniature: Month, Occupation: November -- Within a grove of oak trees, man, supporting himself with pole, watches over several pigs eating acorns on ground. Second man strikes branches of oak tree, knocking acorns down. In background is landscape. Margins: Below miniature, historiated margin frames calendar. Left border: 1) Large group of saints, all nimbed, including one with hands joined. Feast of All Saint's celebrated November 1. 2) Personification of Death, as skeleton, wearing mantle, raising spear. Feast of All Soul's celebrated November 2. 3) Martin of Tours, nimbed, wearing bishop's miter and vestments, raises right hand in blessing and holds open book in left hand. Feast celebrated November 11. Right border: 1) Catherine of Alexandria, nimbed, crowned, holds palm branch in right hand and sword in left hand. Feast celebrated November 25. 2) Apostle Andrew, nimbed, holds saltire cross with both hands. Feast celebrated November 30. Lower Margin: 1) Briccius of Tours, nimbed, wearing bishop's miter and vestments, half-figure, holds open book in right hand and crozier in left hand. Feast celebrated November 13. 2) Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius -- Centaur with bow and arrow within roundel. 3) Cecilia of Rome, nimbed, half-figure, holds palm branch. 4) Clement of Rome, nimbed, wearing triple-crowned tiara, half-figure, holds papal cross in left hand.
Page View with 2 details	MS H.8 fol. 6v Miniature: Month, Occupation: December -- Within courtyard of barn, man, wearing bloodied apron, stands beside table with cleaver and sharpens knife. Beside him are several deceased pigs covered with flaming branches. Woman collects blood from pigs in large pan. Margins: Below miniature, historiated border frames calendar. Left border: 1) Joachim and Anna: at Golden Gate -- Joachim and Anna, nimbed, embrace before Golden Gate. Feast of the Conception of the Virgin celebrated December 8. 2) Barbara of Nicomedia, nimbed, holds tower in right hand. Feast celebrated December 4. Right border: 1) Apostle Thomas, nimbed, holds T-square in right hand. Feast celebrated December 21. 2) Christ: Nativity -- Within stable, Virgin Mary and Joseph, both nimbed, kneel before wattled manger in which is Christ Child, rays as nimbus. Feast of the Nativity celebrated December 25. 3) Stephen Protomartyr, nimbed, stone on head, holds open book in both hands. Feast celebrated December 26. Lower border: 1) Nicholas of Myra: Three Youths rescued from Barrel -- Nicholas of Myra, nimbed, wearing bishop's miter and vestments, half-figure, holds crozier in left hand and raises right hand in blessing before three youths, nude, half-figures, within barrel. Two youths join hands; third youth crosses arms at breast. 2) Zodiac Sign: Capricornus -- Goat with serpent's tail within roundel. 3) Group of youths, half-figure, representing Holy Innocents, including two with hands joined. Feast celebrated December 28. 4) Evangelist John, nimbed, half-figure, raises right hand in blessing and holds cup, out of which snakes emerge, in right hand. Feast celebrated December 27.
Page View with 2 details	MS H.8 fol. 7r Miniature: Evangelist, John: on Patmos -- Evangelist John, nimbed, seated beside grove of trees, writes in scroll with pen held in right hand. He holds inkpot in left hand. To left, eagle, wings spread, is perched atop boulder. In background is landscape. Margins: Below miniature, historiated border frames text. Evangelist, John: boiled in Oil -- Within room, Evangelist John, nimbed, hands raised, is seated in cauldron. He is flanked by two tormentors stoking fire with sticks. One tormentor operates bellows machine. A third tormentor, to left, partially visible, carries faggot towards cauldron. Initial I: Two flowering plants within decorated initial I.
Page View with 2 details	MS H.8 fol. 9r Miniature: Within room, Evangelist Luke, nimbed, writes in book with pen held in right hand. He holds inkpot in left hand. He is seated beside writing table surmounted by open book. Ox, partially visible, is beside desk. Margins: Below miniature, historiated border frames text. Virgin Mary: Annunciation -- In top right corner of border, God, cross-nimbed, holding tripartite globe surmounted by cross in left hand, raising right hand in blessing, appears amid clouds emitting rays of light that fall upon Virgin Mary, nimbed, seated on pillow beside altar with book. She inclines her head and raises joined hands. Archangel Gabriel, kneeling on one knee, holds scepter in left hand and points to Virgin Mary with right hand. Vase with lilies and dove of Holy Ghost are between them. Initial I: Strawberry plant and flower decorate intial I.
Page View with 2 details	MS H.8 fol. 10v Miniature: Within room with view of landscape through colonnade, angel, holding book, stands before Evangelist Matthew, nimbed, seated on bench at draped desk. He writes in book with pen held in right hand. Margins: Below miniature, historiated border frames text. Magi: meeting -- Within landscape setting, three magi, all crowned, mounted, followed by entourages, including some holding spears, meet at crossroads. Two magi extend hands right hands towards each other. Third magus arrives in background. Intial I: Sprig of flowers within decorated initial C.
Page View with 2 details	MS H.8 fol. 12r Miniature: Within room with view of landscape through colonnade, lion, lying on ground, glances toward Evangelist Mark, nimbed, seated on bench, writing in open book with pen in right hand and inkpot in left hand. Margins: Below miniature, historiated border frames text. Christ: appearing to Apostles -- Within room, eight apostles are standing, kneeling or seated before Christ, rayed cross as nimbus. Flowering plant and strawberry plant within decorated initial I.
Page View	MS H.8 fol. 13r Christ: confounding Soldiers -- Within garden, Christ, rayed cross as nimbus, raises right hand toward group of soldiers, wearing armor, some with spears, another with sword, all falling backwards. Among them, Judas, holding money bag in left hand, falls backward. Behind Christ, Peter, nimbed, draws sword at waist. Two other apostles, nimbed, turn to flee. In foreground is lantern, fallen to ground. In background, two soldiers, entering from gate, one bearing spear, approach scene. Miniature within illustionistic frame inscribed at top PASSIO DOMINI NOSTRI IESV CHRISTI SCVNDVM (sic) IOHANNEM, and at bottom EGRESSVS EST D(OMI)N(U)S IESVS CV(M) DISCIPVLIS SVIS TRA(N)S TORRE(N)T(E)M CEDRO(N).
Page View with 3 details	MS H.8 fol. 21v Miniature: Holy Family -- Within room, Virgin Mary, nimbed, seated, holds Christ Child, rayed cross as nimbus, nude, on her lap. Opposite, Joseph, nimbed, seated, holds pear in both hands. His garments are bordered with pseudo-inscriptions. Margins: Miniature and text framed by upper and lower historiated borders in which four nimbed angels play musical instruments. In the upper border, angel plays lute as fifth angel looks on. In lower border, second angel plays pipe and tabor; third angel, seated on ground, plays portative organ; and fourth angel, seated, plays trumpet marine. Intial O: Flowering plant within decorated initial O.
Page View with 2 details	MS H.8 fol. 26r Miniature: Christ: Bewailing (Lamentation) -- Virgin Mary, wearing wimple, holds deceased Christ, wounds bleeding, in her lap. She is flanked by Evangelist John, nimbed, holding head of Christ in both hands, and by Mary Magdalen, hands clasped at breast. In background, on Golgotha, are three crosses. Two thieves still hang from crosses. Ladder leans against middle cross. Margins: Below miniature, historiated border frames text. Christ: Deposition -- Evangelist John, nimbed, hands clasped at breast, Virgin Mary, nimbed, veiled, and Mary Magdalen, nimbed, are seated on ground beside Cross. Joseph of Arimathea, on ladder, and Nicodemus lower from cross body of Christ, rayed cross as nimbus, wearing crown of thorns and short loincloth. Initial S: Flowering plants within decorated initial S.
Page View	MS H.8 fol. 30v Virgin Mary: Annunciation -- Virgin Mary, nimbed, stands at prie dieu with open book in chemise. Archangel Gabriel, nimbed, wearing stole inscribed with crosses, kneels on one knee before her, right hand on breast and holding staff in left hand. Above, God, nimbed, appearing amid aureole emitting rays of light, raises right hand in blessing and holds tripartite globe surmounted by cross in left hand. Angels support aureole. Dove of Holy Ghost descends amid rays of light toward Virgin Mary. Scene within room with view of city through colonnade. Beyond colonnade, stairs lead to garden. Miniature within illusionistic frame.

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