• Fig. 1. “August,” from The Julius Calendar and Hymnal, British Library MS Cotton Julius A VI (early to middle eleventh century), fol. 6v. (© The British Library Board.) Following the pattern of the other months represented in the same calendar, August captures a gesture of postcolonial translation as multiple and diverse temporalities become one time. In effect, viewers see Christian temporality homogenizing the ancient zodiac (represented by the “Augustus Leo” of the poem) and agricultural time (indicated by farmworkers in harvest gear) into standard temporality—the time framed by “Virgo Maria” on line 15, or 15 August. The calendar’s work suggests that AD time is unbounded by and even alters its borders.

"August." British Library MS Cotton Julius A. VI, f. 6v. The Julius Calendar and Hymnal (early to mid 11th century)

From The Medieval Postcolonial Jew, In and Out of Time by Miriamne Ara Krummel

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  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  • Literary Studies
  • Jewish Studies
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  • early to mid 11th century
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