Calendars in the Making: The Origins of Calendars from the Roman Empire to the Later Middle Ages

Calendars in the Making: The Origins of Calendars from the Roman Empire to the Later Middle Ages
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ISBN-10 : 9789004459694
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Download or read book Calendars in the Making: The Origins of Calendars from the Roman Empire to the Later Middle Ages written by Sacha Stern and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-04-26 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Calendars in the Making investigates the Roman and medieval origins of several calendars we are most familiar with today, including the Christian liturgical calendar, the Islamic calendar, and the week as a standard method of dating and time reckoning.


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