New Reference Book: The Oxford Companion to the Year
By Lisa Laughy - Library Web Services / Archives Assistant May 7th, 2009
Lura Sanborn – Reference Librarian
The Oxford Companion to the Year by Bonnie Blackburn & Leofranc Holford-Strevens, Oxford, 2003.
Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 529.3 B560
The first half of this volume offers a day-by-day listing of associated events and people. The focus is on British and U.S. events with some non-western celebrations included.
The second half of the volume describes the history of the Christian calendar and major non-Christian calendars.
Helpful for: Celebrations, Browsing, History of the Calendar
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