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The birthday book

Title
The birthday book / Censorinus ; translated by Holt N. Parker.
Author
Censorinus
Publication
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007.
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Additional Authors
Parker, Holt N.
Description
xiv, 102 p. : ill.; 19 cm.
Uniform Title
De die natali liber. English
Alternative Title
De die natali liber.
Subject
  • Chronology, Historical > Early works to 1800
  • Calendar > Rome > Early works to 1800
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-102).
Contents
Happy birthday -- How to honor the genius of the birthday -- What is the spirit of the birthday? -- Seed and conception -- Pregnancy -- The fetus -- Growth in the womb -- The origins of astrology -- The teachings of the pythagoreans -- Harmony and music -- Harmony in the womb -- Harmony in the mind and body -- Harmony in the universe -- Crisis years and the length of life -- The praise of caerellius -- Time and eternity -- Ages and centuries. the Roman secular games -- The great year -- The year -- The calendar -- The history of the world -- Months -- Days -- Hours.
Call Number
JFC 07-181
ISBN
  • 0226099741 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780226099743 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0226099768 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780226099767 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
2006029081
OCLC
71286641
Author
Censorinus.
Title
The birthday book / Censorinus ; translated by Holt N. Parker.
Imprint
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-102).
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Parker, Holt N., translator.
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JFC 07-181
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