Heidelberg UB Cod. Sal. X,16 - Liber scivias - Hildegard von Bingen fol-002v "Annus" ultra high resolution photo (substituted in september 2018) The personification of the year (“annus” = regens temporum) is seating like a king in the centre circle. Annus rex holds in his hands the moon (luna) and the sun (sol), and before him are kneeling the personifications of “light” (lux) and “darkness” (tenebre). In the second circle are depicted four rhombi with the heads of the four directions of the compass: “oriens” (East), “auster” (South), “occidens” (West) and “aquilo” (North) The third circle shows eight representations of different conditions of the weather or climate: beginning at 12 o’clock with “lightning” or “thunderbolt” (fulgura), followed clockwise by “thunderclap” (tonitrua) - “upgrowth” (auctus) – “cloudburst” or “shower” (imber) – “dew” (ros) – “daylight” (lux) – “freeze” or “frost” (gelu) and “hail” (grando). The outer circle contains four allegorical representations beginning at 12 o’clock with the seminude female figure of “aurora” (dawning or sunrise) followed clockwise by the female and flowerbearing “serenitas” (serene sunshine) – the veiled female figure of “tempestas” (stormy weather) and finally the male figure with hat “pruina” (rime or hoarfrost). Between these allegorical figures are groups of three symbols each: the zodiac signs: beginning on the right to aurora with “sol in arietem” (Aries) and ending up with “sol in pisces” (Pisces) on the left to aurora. Four winged and naked persons with their hair standing on end occupy the four corners, the four major winds. In their hands they bear the heads of the minor winds. They are called (top left) “subsolanus” (Eastwind) – (top right) “austrifer” (Southwind) – (bottom right) “favonius” (Westwind) and finally (bottom left) “septentrio” (Northwind). This folio from the “Liber scivias” of Hildegard von Bingen is dated 1190 to 1220 and is based on a similar scheme from the “Zwiefaltener Handschrift”, dated about 1145: www.flickr.com/photos/28433765@N07/3095760324/in/set-7215... Reference: Johannes Zahlten (Braunschweig): Das Ende und der Anfang – Zum Zusammenhang von Weltalter-modellen, menschlichem Lebensalter und Sechstagewerk in der mittelalterlichen Kunst; S. 348-372 in „Ende und Vollendung“ edited by Jan A. Aertsen, Martin Pickavé; Walter de Gruyter Verlag, 2002; ISBN-13: 978-3110172140 Ende und Vollendung Eschatologische Perspektiven im Mittelalter (mit einem Beitrag zur Geschichte des Thomas-Instituts der Universität zu Köln anläßlich des 50. Jahrestages der Institutsgründung) Hrsg. v. Aertsen, Jan A. / Pickavé, Martin Reihe: Miscellanea Mediaevalia 29 page 359 Source: books.google.de/books?id=QdYgAAAAQBAJ&hl=de