A Calendar from Bourges
(15th. Century)

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This is a plain and sober average calendar, from a book of hours from Bourges (114 days filled in, without February).
As no manuscript, with a calendar from Bourges, is available in the Royal Library in Copenhagen, has this been transcribed from 11 single leaves in a private collection, the leaf with February is missing. The calendar is for secular use, as in most books of hours, but it clearly reflects a liturgical calendar from a Benedictine (male) community, in the diocese of Bourges. The indications of "Primatio" (a small P, i.e. new moon) and "Dies eger" are inconsequent, and probably added in another hand. The manuscript has some small deviations in the series of golden numbers, the particular variations (or scribal errors?) are included here, but not highlighted. The column to the right has information about the identity of the saints, and various comments. I wish to thank the present owner for his kind collaboration by furnishing photographs of the leaves.

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	KL		Januarius habet dies xxxi Luna xxx.	Comments
01.01	iii	A	* Circumcisio domini	D' (Dies eger)
02.01		b	Oct. sci stephani.	(p)
03.01	xi	c	Oct. sci iohannis
04.01		d	Oct. sanctorum innocencium
05.01	xix	e	Oct. sci ursini	(Octave of St.Ursin, Bishop of Bourges cf. Dec.29th)
06.01	viii	f	* Epiphania domini
07.01		g
08.01	xv	A
09.01	iiii	b
10.01		c	Sci guillelmi	(St.William, Bishop of Bourges)
11.01	xiii	d
12.01	ii	e
13.01		f	Sci hylarij	(Bishop of Poitiers)
14.01	x	g
15.01		A	Sci boniti.	(Bishop (Arvernae), venerated in Southern France)
16.01	xviii	b
17.01	vii	c	Sci sulpicij	(St.Sulpicius, Bishop of Bourges)
18.01		d	Sci anthonij	(normally on the 17th)
19.01	xv	e
20.01	iiii	f	Fabiani et sebastiani	(p)
21.01		g
22.01	xii	A	Sci vincencij	(St.Vincent)
23.01	i	b
24.01		c
25.01	ix	d	Conversio sci pauli
26.01		e
27.01	xvii	f	Sci iuliani	(Bishop of Le Mans)
28.01	vi	g
29.01		A
30.01	xiiii	b
31.01	iii	c
	KL		Februarius
01.02		d		(February missing)
02.02	xj	e
03.02	xix	f
04.02	viij	g
05.02		A
06.02	xvj	b
07.02	v	c
08.02		d
09.02	xiij	e
10.02	ij	f
11.02		g
12.02	x	A
13.02		b
14.02	xviij	c
15.02	vij	d
16.02		e
17.02	xv	f
18.02	iiij	g
19.02		A
20.02	xij	b
21.02	i	c
22.02		d
23.02	ix	e
24.02		f
25.02	xvij	g
26.02	vj	A
27.02		b
28.02	xiiij	c
	KL		Marcius habet dies xxxi Luna xxx.
01.03	iii	d	Sci albini	D' (Dies eger) [Episcopus Andegavensis (Angers)]
02.03		e
03.03	xi	f
04.03		g
05.03	xix	A
06.03	viii	b	Satiri et saturnini
07.03		c
08.03	xvi	d
09.03	v	e
10.03		f
11.03	xiii	g
12.03	ii	A	Sci gregorij	(Pope Gregory)
13.03		b
14.03	x	c
15.03		d
16.03	xviii	e
17.03	vii	f
18.03		g
19.03	xv	A
20.03	iiii	b
21.03		c	Sci benedicti	The kalendar is Benedictine, see 11/7 & 4/12
22.03	xii	d
23.03	i	e
24.03		f
25.03	ix	g	Annunciacio dominica.
26.03		A
27.03	xvii	b
28.03	vi	c
29.03		d
30.03	xiiii	e
31.03	iii	f
	KL		Aprilis habet dies xxx Luna xxviiii.
01.04		g
02.04	xi	A
03.04		b
04.04	xix	c	Sci ambrosij.	(of Milan)
05.04	viii	d
06.04	xvi	e
07.04	v	f
08.04		g
09.04	xiii	A
10.04	ii	b
11.04		c
12.04	x	d
13.04		e
14.04	xviii	f	Tiburcij et valeriani
15.04	vii	g
16.04		A
17.04	xv	b
18.04	iiii	c
19.04		d		D' (Dies eger)
20.04	xii	e
21.04	i	f
22.04		g
23.04	ix	A	Sci georgij
24.04		b
25.04	xvii	c	Sci marci.
26.04	vi	d
27.04		e
28.04	xiiii	f	Sci vitalis
29.04	iii	g
30.04		A	Sci eutropij
	KL		Mayus habet dies xxxi Luna xxx.
01.05	xi	b	* Philippi et iacobi
02.05		c
03.05	xix	d	Invencio sce crucis.	D' (Dies eger)
04.05	viii	e
05.05		f
06.05	xvi	g	Sci Johannis	(Ante portam Latinam)
07.05	v	A	Sci guillelmi.	(Translation of St.William, Bishop of Bourges)
08.05		b
09.05	xiii	c	Sci nicholai	(Translation of St.Nicholas)
10.05	ii	d
11.05		e
12.05	x	f
13.05		g
14.05	xvii	A
15.05	vi	b	Sci poncij.	(St.Poncius, only in Southern France)
16.05		c
17.05	xv	d
18.05	iiii	e
19.05		f		(p)
20.05	xii	g	Sci austregisilli	(Austregisilius, Bishop of Bourges)
21.05	i	A
22.05		b
23.05	ix	c
24.05		d
25.05	xvii	e	Sci urbani	D' (Dies eger)
26.05	vi	f
27.05		g
28.05	xiiii	A	Sci germani	(Bishop of Paris)
29.05	iii	b
30.05		c
31.05	xi	d	Festum miraculorum	(i.e. The miracles of St.Petronilla in Jerusalem)
	KAL		Junius habet dies xxx Luna xxix.
01.06		e	Sci nichomedis
02.06	xix	f
03.06	viii	g
04.06	xvi	A
05.06	v	b
06.06		c	Sci claudij
07.06	xiii	d
08.06	ii	e
09.06		f		D' (Dies eger)
10.06	x	g
11.06		A	Barnabe.
12.06	xviii	b
13.06	vii	c
14.06		d	Sci aniani.	(Translation of St.Anianus, Bishop of Orléans)
15.06	xv	e
16.06	iiii	f	Cirici et iulite.	D' (Dies eger)
17.06		g
18.06	xii	A
19.06	i	b	Gervasij et prothasij
20.06		c
21.06	ix	d
22.06		e	Sci albani	(St. Alban, martyr in England)
23.06	xvii	f	Vigilia.
24.06	vi	g	* Sci iohannis baptiste.
25.06		A	Sci Iterij	(Bishop of Nevers, confessor)
26.06	xiiii	b
27.06	iii	c
28.06		d
29.06	xi	e	Petri et pauli	(not in red)
30.06		f
	KAL		Julius habet dies xxxi Luna xxx.
01.07	xix	g
02.07	viii	A
03.07		b	Sci marcialis.
04.07	xvi	c	Sci martini	(Translation of St.Martin)
05.07	v	d
06.07		e
07.07	xiii	f
08.07	ii	g
09.07		A
10.07	x	b
11.07		c	Sci benedicti	(Translation, Benedictine)
12.07	xviii	d	Sci genulphi	(Bishop of Cahors) Unusual date!
13.07	vii	e		D' (Dies eger)
14.07		f
15.07	xv	g	Liberacio iherusalem
16.07	iiii	A
17.07		b
18.07	xii	c
19.07	i	d
20.07		e	Sca margarita
21.07	ix	f
22.07		g	* Marie magdalene	D' (Dies eger)
23.07	xvii	A	Appollinaris
24.07	vi	b
25.07		c	Sci iacobi	(The Apostel)
26.07	xiiii	d	Sca anna
27.07	iii	e
28.07		f
29.07	xi	g
30.07		A
31.07	xix	b	Sci germani	(Bishop of Auxerre)
	KL		Augustus habet dies xxxi Luna xxix.
01.08	viii	c	* Ad vincula sci petri	D' (Dies eger)
02.08	xvi	d
03.08	v	e	Sci stephani	(Inventio St.Stephani prothomart.)
04.08		f
05.08	xiii	g
06.08	ii	A	Sci sixti	(Pope Sixtus)
07.08		b
08.08	x	c
09.08		d
10.08	xviii	e	Sci laurencij
11.08	vii	f
12.08		g
13.08	xv	A	Sci ypoliti	(Hyppolyti et sociorum martirum)
14.08	iiii	b
15.08		c
16.08	xii	d
17.08	i	e
18.08	ix	f
19.08		g
20.08	xvii	A	Sci bernardi	(Bernard of Clairvaux)
21.08	vi	b	Sci privati	[Episcopus Mimatensis mr.]
22.08		c
23.08	xiiii	d
24.08	iii	e	Sci bartholomei
25.08		f	Sci ludovici	(King of France)
26.08	ix	g
27.08		A
28.08	xviiii	b
29.08		c	Sci iohannis	(Decollation of St. John the Bapt.)
30.08	viii	d		D' (Dies eger)
31.08		e
	KAL		September habet dies xxx Luna xxx.
01.09	xvi	f	Sci egidij et lupi	(Lupus, bishop of Sens)
02.09	v	g
03.09		A
04.09	xiii	b
05.09	ii	c
06.09		d
07.09	x	e		D' (Dies eger)
08.09		f	* Nativitas bte marie
09.09	xviii	g	Gorgonij
10.09	vii	A
11.09		b
12.09	xv	c
13.09	iiii	d
14.09		e
15.09	xii	f
16.09	i	g
17.09		A
18.09	ix	b
19.09		c
20.09	xvii	d	Vigilia
21.09	vi	e	* Mathie apostoli	(not in red in this ms.) D' (Dies eger)
22.09		f	Sci silvani	(St. Silvanus, Bishop of Bourges, confessor)
23.09	xiiii	g
24.09	iii	A
25.09		b
26.09	xi	c
27.09	xix	d	Cosme et damiani
28.09		e
29.09	viii	f	* Sci michaelis
30.09		g
	KAL		October habet dies xxxi Luna xxix.
01.10	xvi	A	Sci germani	(Translation of St.Germain, Bishop of Auxerre)
02.10	v	b
03.10	xiii	c		(p) D' (Dies eger)
04.10	ii	d
05.10		e
06.10	x	f	Sci appolinaris	(normally on the 5th)
07.10		g
08.10	xviii	A
09.10	vii	b	Sci dyonisij.
10.10		c
11.10	xv	d
12.10	iiii	e
13.10		f
14.10	xii	g	Sci calisti	(Pope Calixtus)
15.10	i	A
16.10		b	Sci ambrosij.	(Bishop of Cahors, normally on the 17th)
17.10	ix	c
18.10		d	Luce evvangeliste
19.10	xvii	e
20.10	vi	f
21.10		g
22.10	xiiii	A		D' (Dies eger)
23.10	iii	b
24.10		c
25.10	xi	d	Crispini et crispiniani
26.10		e
27.10	xix	f	Vigilia
28.10	viii	g	* Symonis et iude.
29.10		A
30.10	xvi	b
31.10		c	Sci quintini
	KAL		November habet dies xxx Luna xxx.
01.11		d	* Omnium sanctorum
02.11	xiii	e	Defunctorum
03.11	ii	f
04.11		g		D' (Dies eger)
05.11	x	A
06.11		b	Sci leonardi
07.11	xviii	c
08.11	vii	d
09.11		e	Sci ursini	(Translation of St.Ursin, Bishop of Bourges)
10.11	xv	f
11.11	iiii	g	* Sci martini.
12.11		A
13.11	xii	b	Sci bricij
14.11	i	c
15.11		d		(p)
16.11	ix	e
17.11		f
18.11	xvii	g	Sci stephani	(Translation of St.Steven in Bourges)
19.11	vi	A	Sci iacobi	(St. James the Hermit (only in Bourges))
20.11		b
21.11	xiiii	c
22.11	iii	d
23.11	x	e	Sci clementi
24.11	xix	f
25.11		g	Sca katherina.
26.11	viii	A
27.11		b
28.11	xvi	c		D' (Dies eger)
29.11		d	Vigilia.
30.11	v	e	* Andree apostoli
	KAL		December habet dies xxxi Luna xxx.
01.12	xiii	f	Sci eligij
02.12	ii	g
03.12		A
04.12	x	b	Sci benedicti	("Floriaco monasterio, translatio Benedicti abbatis")
05.12		c
06.12	xviii	d	Sci nicholay	D' (Dies eger)
07.12	vii	e
08.12		f		(p) (+D' (Dies eger)!) (2 strokes in the margin)
09.12	xv	g
10.12	iiii	A	Valerie virginis.
11.12		b
12.12	xii	c
13.12	i	d	Sca lucia
14.12		e
15.12	ix	f
16.12		g
17.12	xvij	A	Sci lazari	(Bishop of Marseilles)
18.12	vj	b
19.12		c
20.12	xiiii	d
21.12	iii	e	Thome apostoli
22.12		f
23.12	xi	g
24.12	xix	A	Vigilia.
25.12		b	* Nativitas domini.
26.12	viii	c	* Sci stephani
27.12		d	* Sci iohannis
28.12	xvi	e	* Sanctorum innocencium
29.12	v	f	* Sci ursini.	(Bishop of Bourges)
30.12		g	* Thome.	(Bishop of Canterbury, normally on the 29th)
31.12	xiii	A	Sci silvestri.

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