The Oxford Companion to the Year (Hardcover)

In 1864 the great Edinburgh publisher and antiquarian Robert Chambers produced his Book of Days, a guide to the months, feast days and seasonal celebrations which punctuated the British calendar. This is the modern equivalent aand will be invaluable to historians and antiquarians, and a fascinating work of reference for the rest of us. The first half of the book provides a day-by-day account of the year, chronicling the history, folklore and literature associated with each one. The second half offers a broader study of time-reckoning and the development of the calendar over the centuries. Continental material is included as well as British, dates of religious significance are combined with those of civil importance, and particular attention is paid to the way in which Easter is calculated. All in all, a rich, absorbing mine of information. (Kirkus UK)

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.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Oxford Companions
Release date:	November 1999
First published:	February 2000
Authors:	Bonnie Blackburn • Leofranc Holford-Strevens
Dimensions:	242 x 165 x 55mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	937
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-214231-3
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Time (chronology) > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-214231-3
Barcode:	9780192142313

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