Folio from The Hours of Jeanne d'Évreux: Calendar Page for November (Gathering Acorns), ca. 1324–1328
Jean Pucelle (French, active in Paris, ca. 1320–1334)
French; Made in Paris
Grisaille and tempera on vellum; 3 1/2 x 2 7/16 in. (8.9 x 6.2 cm)
The Cloisters Collection, 1954 (54.1.2)
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Jean Pucelle (French, active in Paris, ca. 1320–1334)
French; Made in Paris
Grisaille and tempera on vellum; 3 1/2 x 2 7/16 in. (8.9 x 6.2 cm)
The Cloisters Collection, 1954 (54.1.2)
The Hours of Jeanne d'Évreux begins with a calendar naming the fixed holidays to be celebrated through the course of the year. Each opening folio presents a new month with illustrations at the bottom of the page depicting an activity commonly associated with the season. The month of November shows a man thrashing acorns from a tree to feed boars gathered there.
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