Category:Cathédrale Saint-Lazare d'Autun: Zodiac

From left to right :

• First three miniatures present:
  • a Sun (?) radiating wheat and leaves;
  • a man carrying wheat (?) and a mourning figure (?) (foresight vs. improvidence?);
  • a priest (?) and a naked figure (pious vs. irreligious?)
• January (before Aquarius) : A peasant heats himself by a fire and cut a piece of bread.
• February (between Aquarius and Pisces) : A peasant sitting on a chair heats himself by a fire.
• March (between Pisces and Aries) : A man prunes a vine (or a tree?).
• April (between Aries and Taurus) : (unclear) goats and sheep are led to the field (?) or fed (?)
• May (between Taurus and Gemini) : A knight prepares for wartime expedition : leading or holding a horse (?), behind him a shield and a pennant hanging from a spear (chevalier banneret).
• Solstice (between Gemini and Cancer) Sitting middle figure (of Christ?), ruling on the year and its cycle.
• June (between Cancer and Leo) : A man picking (and eating) fruits from a tree.
• July (between Leo and Virgo) : Wheat harvest. A man sharpens his scythe.
• August (between Virgo and Libra) : Harvested wheat is beaten by a man with a flail.
• September (between Libra and Scorpio) : Man pressing wine while harvesting it with his other hand.
• October (between Scorpio and Sagittarius) : A man beats an oak tree to feed his pigs (droit de pasnage).
• November (between Sagittarius and Capricorn) : A man picks and transports dead wood for wintertime.
• December (below Capricorn) : Pig slaughter.