The Oxford Companion to the Year An Exploration of Calendar Customs and Time-Reckoning |
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| Author:
| Blackburn, Bonnie
Holford-Strevens, Leofranc |
| Series title: | Oxford Companions Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-214231-3 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1999 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $142.68AUD $215.00 |
Book Description:
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A storehouse of useful, interesting, and curious knowledge about time and its reckoning, based on the premise that every day is memorable. The book is in two parts: an authoritative survey of the calendar year, and a section on the measurement of time and the calculation of movable feasts. It is illustrated with 16 pages of black-and-white plates.
A storehouse of useful, interesting, and curious knowledge about time and its reckoning, based on the premise that every day is memorable. The book is in two parts: an authoritative survey of the calendar year, and a section on the measurement of time and the calculation of movable feasts. It is illustrated with 16 pages of black-and-white plates.