January. 1. A man sitting at table, a servant bringing in a dish of viands. The white tablecloth is beautifully diapered. 2. Boys playing at the game called Hockey. February. 1. A man warming himself by a fire, a domestic bringing in faggots. 2. Men and women at table, two women cooking additional food in the same apartment. March. 1. A man pruning trees. 2. A priest confirming a group of people. April. 1. A man hawking. 2. A procession of pilgrims. May. 1. A gentleman and lady on the same horse. 2. Two pairs of lovers: one of the men plays on a flute, the other holds a hawk on his fist. June. 1. A woman shearing sheep. 2. A bridal procession. July. 1. A man with a scythe about to reap. He drinks from his leathern bottle. 2. Boys and girls at the sport called Threading the needle. August. 1. A man reaping with a sickle. 2. Blind man's buff. September. 1. A man sowing. 2. The games of hot cockles and ... October. 1. Making wine. 2. Several men repairing casks, the master of the vineyard directing. November. 1. A man threshing acorns to feed his hogs. 2. Tennis. December. 1. Singeing a hog. 2. Boys pelting each other with snow balls. The side margins have the following Danse Macabre, consisting as usual of two figures only. Papa, Imperator, Cardinalis, Rex, Archiepiscopus, Comestabilis, Patriarcha, Eques auratus, Episcopus, Scutarius, Abbas, Prepositus, Astrologus, Mercator, Cordiger, Satelles, Usurarius, Advocatus, Mimus, Infans, Heremita. The margins at bottom contain a great variety of emblems of mortality. Among these are the following: 1. A man presents a mirror to a lady, in which her face is reflected as a death's head. 2. Death shoots an arrow at a man and woman. 3. A man endeavouring to escape from Death is caught by him. 4. Death transfixes a prostrate warrior with a spear. 5. Two very grotesque Deaths, the one with a scythe, the other with a spade. 6. A group of five Deaths, four dancing a round, the other drumming. 7. Death on a bull, holding a dart in his hand. 8. Death in a cemetery running away with a coffin and pick-axe. 9. Death digging a grave for two shrouded bodies on the ground. 10. Death seizing a fool. 11. Death seizing the master of a family. 12. Death seizing Caillette, a celebrated fool mentioned by Rabelais, Des Periers, &c. He is represented in the French translation of the Ship of Fools. 13. Death seizing a beggar. 14. Death seizing a man playing at tennis. 15. Death striking the miller going to his mill. 16. Death seizing Ragot, a famous beggar in the reign of Louis XII. He is mentioned by Rabelais.