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Secondhand book for saleTeresa Pérez-Higuera.
The Art of Time: Medieval Calendars and the Zodiac.
Published London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1998 (Spanish edn. was 1997).
ISBN 0297823701;
ISBN-13 9780297823704.
Binding: hardback, stitch bound.
Printer: not stated.
Size: 237x330x23mm.
Page count: 271pp.
Main language: English.
Overall condition good: the dustjacket on this copy is somewhat ruffled and scuffed, some wear on its edges and corners; the book itself looks in good order, text appears to be free of marking.
This item £8.00
P&P inc. within the UK
(delivery outside the UK not currently available)Weight without packaging: 1724g.
Contents: Medieval calendars; A walk through time; Signs of the zodiac in the Middle Ages — assimilation by Christianity; Allegorical images in the classical tradition — 4 seasons — April 'Floridus' — 2-faced Janus; Calendars & medieval society — peasant calendar — calendar of the nobility — liturgical calendar; Tradition of the medieval calendar.
Illustrations: throughout, mostly colour
Maps & plans: noNotes: no
Tables: no
Genealogies: no
Chronology: no
Glossary: no
Bibliography: 2pp
Index: no[BML/LF][PC2]
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