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Weather on Medieval
Portals of the Mediterranean
Sofija Sorić
University of Zadar
Girona, Tapís de la creació, 11th/12th century
January Ianus bifrons, sitting by the fire, feasting
Parma Arezzo
Trogir Tarragona
February
sitting by the fire, pruning trees, digging, fishing
Tarragona Venice
Parma Peruggia Trogir
March pruning trees, digging, Martius cornator, Marte guerriero, spinario
Otranto
Ripoll
Ferrara
"...de presso piglia la tuba ser Marzo pregonatore/ e corre de qua e là,
fazando gran rumore"
(Bonvesin de la Riva, Tractato dei Mesi, fine sec.XIII)
Venice Ferrara
Trogir
April planting, enjoying a country, picking flowers, sheare (of sheep)
Arezzo
Ripoll
Trogir
May
mounted knight, courtly love, picking fruits
Arezzo
Ripoll Otranto
June
hay harvest
Ripoll
Venice
Parma
July wheat harvest, grain treshing
Ripoll Parma
Otranto
August wheat treshing, preparing barrels for wine, resting
Arezzo Ripoll
Tarragona Venice
September grape harvest, winemaking
Parma
Ripoll
Venice Otranto
October ploughing or sowing
Arezzo
Tarragona
Venice
November feeding pigs, killing pigs, picking beets,
ploughing, sowing
Ripoll
Modena
Lucca
Arezzo
Tarragona
December
killing pigs, cooking, gathering woods
Arezzo
Parma
Modena
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