Month names collection / metastudy

[Koen G]

That Marciana entry is interesting indeed, and I found it quite confusing. JONAS refers to the 2008 catalogue work of Bisson. As far as I can tell, this is not easily accessible online, but Gemini was able to read it (it wouldn't give me a direct quote since the text is not freely available). It summarizes:

Bisson outlines that Fr. Z. 2 stands out sharply from the rest of the Fondo Francese Antico because its language is not Franco-Italian (the typical hybrid franco-veneto found in the library's epic poems). Instead, he classifies the linguistic layer of the narrative text as a highly conservative, authentic representation of northern Old French with a distinct Picard dialectal coloring. 

When discussing the two-folio calendar (ff. 4r–5r), Bisson addresses the dialect in a highly specific way. He isolates the month names and liturgical markers, noting that they are spelled using rigid Picard orthography (such as Genvier and Juignet).

However, Bisson adds a critical caveat to this dialectal profile: he notes that while the language points cleanly to a Picard archetype (traditionally associated with the ecclesiastical centers of Tournai or Arras), the calendar itself is content-sparse. It omits the critical regional saints and major local red-letter feasts that would typically allow a paleographer to pin a Picard calendar down to a precise diocese or town.

Bisson concludes that the text represents an interesting paradox: a manuscript that is linguistically pure Picard North-French, but materially and historically 100% North-Italian courtly art, commissioned to satisfy the aristocratic tastes of the Gonzaga family.

Take this with the necessary precautions about AI reliability. But Eggy, if this is correct, then it looks like you were able to single out a linguistically Picard manuscript from an Italian collection.