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Medieval Calendars

San Zeno Wheel (Verona, c. 1455)
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Reading a Medieval Calendar

Learn how to navigate medieval calendars through a close-up look at the San Zeno Wheel. 

Dates: The Roman Calendar System
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The saints' days
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Golden Numbers
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Potential dates of Easter
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Sidereal months
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Hours of daylight and darkness
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Zodiac signs
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Astro-medical content
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Other calendars
Lunar volvelle (Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Savile 39)
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January in a Book of Hours (Cambridge, UL, MS Dd.4.17)
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Calendar disk, astronomical clock of Gdańsk
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