Immagini del tempo degli dei, immagini del tempo degli uomini: Un'analisi delle iconografie dei mesi nei calendari figurati romani e bizantini e del loro contest storico-culturale

A characteristic shared by the Roman and Byzantine illustrated calendars is that they represent the twelve months of the year, referable to an iconographic repertoire which is divided into three themes: the astrological-astronomical, the festive-ritual and the rural-seasonal. With regard to the first type, the months are depicted through images of the signs of the zodiac, often associated with images of the guardian deities of the months; the second category includes depictions of the month...