Uitleg bij een kalender, ca. 1600 1590 - 1649

This manuscript, "Uitleg bij een kalender, ca. 1600," is an example of a calendar text from the Netherlands, likely created by Claes Jacobsz. Paets sometime between 1590 and 1649. It is a handwritten text in Dutch with the title "Calendarium sillabatim," and includes a section titled "Calendarum Silla barum in duypts." The text is written in a formal, elegant script, and the layout is balanced and pleasing. The manuscript likely functioned as a practical guide for everyday life, but it also offers a glimpse into the cultural and religious beliefs of the time. The manuscript's script and detailed annotations, along with the specific contents of the text, provide valuable information for historians studying Dutch culture during the 16th and 17th centuries.