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Augustus Caesar; Zodiacal Sign of Leo

Date

probably 1170s

Medium

Tempera colors, gold leaf, silver leaf, and ink

Culture

German

Department

Manuscripts

Institution

Getty Museum

The month of August, named after Roman emperor Augustus Caesar, features him beneath the arch. The important feast days celebrating Saint Lawrence, the Assumption of the Virgin, and Saint Bartholomew, each marked in large capital letters written in alternating colors, fall in this month. A lion appears as the zodiacal sign of Leo.

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