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The picture shows folio 2v, the first page of the liturgical calendar (January) listing the dates of celebrations of saints and mysteries of Jesus in Christianity. Because this is a Sacramentary, the imagery is tightly aligned with the liturgical calendar. The sacramentary's liturgical function shapes the iconography: major feasts receive full-page miniatures, minor feasts receive historiated initials.
The iconographic program reinforces the performative nature of the Mass: images appear at points where the celebrant's ritual action is most intense. This functional integration is more pronounced than in Psalters or Books of Hours.
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