THE ANCIENT NORWEGIAN CALENDAR STICK (PRIMSTAV).
EKSTRAND, F.E.
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Place Published: Seattle Washington
Publisher: Welcome Press
Binding: Paperback
Book Id: 59537
Description
The Valle Stick, or primstaf was used in post-Christian Scandinavia, primarily to keep track of feast days. The oldest calendar stick still in existence was made in 1457, and remained in use in isolated parts of the country until the last part of the 19th Century. Stiff-wrap covers contain cut-outs which when joined, will form an actual Calendar Stick. Stapelebound. 18 pp.Multiple copies may be available. Buy one to cut up and one to keep for reference.
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Oversize paperback