The Oxford Book of Days

by Bonnie Blackburn and Leofranc Holford-Strevens

Book Overview

What are the halcyon days? On what date do the dog days begin? What is Hansel Monday? How do Chinese, Muslim, Mesoamerican, Jewish, and Babylonian calendars differ from Christian calendars? The answers to these and hundreds of other intriguing questions about the way humans have marked and measured time over the millennia can be found in The Oxford Book of Days.
In the tradition of almanacs and Chambers' original Book of Days, the authors here...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198662602
• ISBN13: 9780198662600
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"