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The Oxford Companion to the Year: An Exploration of Calendar Customs and Time-Reckoning
by Blackburn, Bonnie; Holford-Strevens, Leofranc
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- Near Fine
- Hardcover
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- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0192142313
- ISBN 13
- 9780192142313
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About This Item
New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Black cloth with gilt, xix, 937 pages plus 16 pages of b & w plates, Near Fine condition, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition now in Mylar."This unique & scholary work investigates the layers of histroical significance, the mathermatical patterns, & the literary inspiration associated with the calendar year. The first section of The Oxford Companion to the Year is a day-by-day survey of the calendar year, revealing the history, literature, legend, & lore associated with each season, month, and date. The second part is a broader study of time-reckoning: historical & modern calendars, religious and civil, are explained, with handy tables for the conversion of dates between various systems, & special attention is given to the calculation of Easter. There is a helpful index to facilitate speedy reference." Well over 3 lbs, extra shipping for overseas destinations will be required. Check out the scans. . 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Jacket illustration: Solar Table from a Venetian Martrology of C.1476;. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Title
- The Oxford Companion to the Year: An Exploration of Calendar Customs and Time-Reckoning
- Author
- Blackburn, Bonnie; Holford-Strevens, Leofranc
- Illustrator
- Jacket illustration: Solar Table from a Venetian Martrology of C.1476;
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0192142313
- ISBN 13
- 9780192142313
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1999
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Blackburn, Bonnie; Holford-Strevens, Leofranc The Oxford Companion to the Year: An Exploration of Calendar Customs and Time-Reckoning Jacket illustration: Solar Table from a Venetian Martrology of C.1476; Oxford University Press 0192142313 The fi
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