In the following excerpt, Brévart analyzes fifteenth century manuscripts of a Volkskalendar—a collection of astronomical, seasonal, and biographical data.

In the following excerpt, Philip surveys the historical measurement of time, reviews the development and reform of the Western calendar, and looks at several world calendars.

In the following essay, Alkon comments on eighteenth-century attitudes toward time and changes in the calendar.

In the following essay, Cressy evaluates changes in the Protestant English calendar occasioned by its transfer to the New World.

In the following essay, Duncan recounts the efforts of those involved in the Gregorian calendar reform, the technical difficulties they faced, and the reaction to their work.

In the following excerpt, Poole examines the Julian calendar, its Gregorian reform, and the gradual acceptance of the reformed calendar in Protestant Europe.

In the following excerpt, Richards summarizes the types, characteristics, and sources of various calendars.

In the following essay, Henisch studies the visual depiction of agricultural labor in the calendars of the Middle Ages.

In the following essay, Nobis details criticism of the Gregorian calendar reform by contemporary scientists.

In the following excerpt, Stiles explores the difficulty of measuring time and the origins of the calendar.

In the following essay, Borst highlights the relationship between calendar-making and advancements in computational mathematics in the sixteenth century.

In the following essay, Laroque investigates the origins and representation of folk festivals in the Elizabethan calendar.