ate and agricultural system. Observe
that the letter (f.) in some of the columns, opposite the month of May,
means that he has a falcon on his fist; being, in those cases,
represented as riding out, in high exultation, on a caparisoned white
horse. A series nearly similar to that of St. Mark's occurs on the door
of the Cathedral of Lucca, and on that of the Baptistery of Pisa; in
which, however, if I recollect rightly, February is fishing, and May has
something resembling an umbrella in his hand, instead of a hawk. But, in
all cases, the figures are treated with the peculiar spirit of the
Gothic sculptors; and this archivolt is the first expression of that
spirit which is to be found in Venice.

SECOND PERIOD

+---------+--------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+
| | | MS. French. | MS. French. | MS. French. |
| | St. Mark's. | Late 13th | Late 13th | Late 13th |
| | | Century | Century | Century |
|---------+--------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+
| | | | | |
|January |Carrying wood.|Janus feasting.|Janus feasting.|Drinking and |
| | | | | stirring fire.|
| | | | | |
|February |Warming feet. |Warming feet. |Warming feet. |Pruning. |
| | | | | |
|March |Going to war. |Pruning. |Pruning. |Striking |
| | | | | with axe. |
| | | | | |
|April |Carrying |Gathering |Gathering |Gathering |
| | sheep. | flowers. | flowers. | flowers. |
| | | | | |
|May |Crowned with |Riding (f.). |Riding (f.). |Playing |
| | flowers. | | | violin. |
| | | | | |
|June |Reaping. |Mowing. |Mowing. |Gathering large|
| | | | | red flowers. |
| | | | |