month names

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Item nondum quod in primis circumferentibus circulis figuram annos et in secundis   habent hora et in tertiiis minuta habent

I read "in externis circumferenciis iterum fig??rum aureus"...

In most medieval calendars, there are two other columns to the left of the names.  Typically in the outermost column are Roman numerals running from one to nineteen.  These numerals are known as the Golden Numbers, which help to find the date of Easter in any particular year, the Church’s most important feast.  Easter is a so-called ‘moveable feast’, because its date is not fixed. Instead, it is dependent on the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.: Easter was celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox (the spring date when day and night are the same length).  The Golden Number tells you when the new moon will appear, and therefore, the date of the full moon fourteen days later.

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