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Oxford University Press, Date: 1999-12-01. Hardcover. Good. 1.1100 9.1300 6.5700. minor wear and creasing 1999. Oxford University Press ISBN 0192142313 9780192142313 [US]
Oxford University Press. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less (usually same day). Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks, rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Oxford University Press ISBN 0192142313 9780192142313 [GB]
Oxford University Press, Incorporated. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Oxford University Press, Incorporated ISBN 0192142313 9780192142313 [US]
Oxford University Press, Incorporated. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Oxford University Press, Incorporated ISBN 0192142313 9780192142313 [GB]
Oxford University Press, Incorporated. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Oxford University Press, Incorporated ISBN 0192142313 9780192142313 [GB]
Oxford University Press, USA, Date: 1999-12. Hardcover. Used: Good. Excellent customer service. Prompt Customer Service. 1999. Oxford University Press, USA ISBN 0192142313 9780192142313 [US]
ISBN10: 0192142313, ISBN13: 9780192142313, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover 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 Companion to the Year. The desire to set aside certain periods of time to mark their significance is a transhistorical, transcultural phenomena. Virtually all cultures have marked special days or periods: the feast day of a saint, the celebration of a historical event, the turning of a season, a period of fasting, the birthday of an important historical figure. Around these days a rich body of traditions, beliefs, and superstitions have grown up, many of them only half-remembered today. Now, for the first time, Bonnie Blackburn and Leofranc Holford-Strevens combine this body of knowledge with a wide-ranging survey of calendars across cultures in an authoritative and engaging one-volume reference work. 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, and lore associated with each season, month, and day. The second part provides a broader study of time-reckoning: historical and modern calendars, religious and civil, are explained, with handy ...
ISBN10: 0192142313, ISBN13: 9780192142313, [publisher: Oxford University Press, N.Y.] Hardcover First Edition A very fine, clean and tight copy in a fine jacket/brodart covered. First Printing with correct number line 10-1. A very nice copy. No bumped corners to book. Jacket is very clean and bright with a small closed tear to front panel of jacket, very hard to see. [Park Ridge, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1999]
Oxford : Oxford University Press, Date: 1999. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xvii,937 p, [16] p of plates : ill ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; Calendars. Fasts and feasts. 1999. Oxford : Oxford University Press ISBN 0192142313 9780192142313 [IE]
Oxford University Press, Date: 1999-12-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1999. Oxford University Press ISBN 0192142313 9780192142313 [US]
Oxford University Press, Date: 1999. Hardcover. New. 1999. Oxford University Press ISBN 0192142313 9780192142313 [IN]
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