(Paperback)

Three streams of history created the Western calendar - from the East beginning with the Sumerians, from the Celtic and Germanic peoples in the North, and again from the East, this time from Palestine with the rise of Christianity. The author teases out the contributions of each stream.

(Paperback)

Our changing concept of time and the surprising, often mysterious origins of the calendar come to life in this richly informative, beautifully written...