The Oxford Book of Days by Bonnie J Blackburn
This is an exploration of the history that underpins our familiar Western calendar. In the traditions of almanacs and Chambers' original "Book of Days", the authors have collected together historical fact, legend, lore, and literature for each day of the year.Bonnie Blackburn, a musicologist, received a PhD from the University of Chicago in 1970. She has written articles and books on Renaissance music, and is General Editor of the series Monuments of Renaissance Music (University of Chicago Press). She is a member of the Faculty of Music at Oxford
University. Leofranc Holford-Strevens, a classicist, received a D.Phil. from Oxford University in 1971. The author of Aulus Gellius (1988), he is a desk-editor with Oxford University Press. He has had a long-standing interest in calendars and chronologies.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198662600 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198662602 |
| Title | The Oxford Book of Days |
| Author | Bonnie J Blackburn |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2001-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 640 |
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