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A Youth; Zodiacal Sign of Sagittarius

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Date: probably 1170s
Medium: Tempera colors, gold leaf, silver leaf, and ink
Culture: German
Department: Manuscripts
Institution: Getty Museum

The Stammheim Missal calendar culminates with the month of December. Here an unidentified youth appears in bust form holding the circular diagram indicating the hours of daylight and darkness in a typical day in this month. The zodiacal sign of Sagittarius, the archer, appears in the middle of the page.

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